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I love messages like this in my inbox: STACEY GUESS WHAT!!!! 600 critical reading 630 math Thank you so much.. I am freaking out yay!! Sent from my iPhone […]
Read MoreSAT Critical Reading Resources
Here are some unusual ideas for SAT-level reading practice: ESPN (for the sports-mad among you) The Economist or New York Times Rolling Stone Vanity Fair Open Culture
Read MoreDon't pet the cute bunny!
Lately my students have been answering the hard questions. The get sucked in by the cuteness and the fluffy factor. “But it looked so easy.” Even though we talked […]
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SAT Math pictures are always drawn to scale*
SAT math pictures are ALWAYS* drawn to scale
Read MoreCandy Corn and Chocolate Kisses…Oh My!
In honor of all the candy mixtures being prepped for Halloween parties, here is a SAT candy problem. Mixture problems These don’t show up very often on the SAT – […]
Read MoreCritical Reading: Half Right is All Wrong
Many of my students jump at the first SAT Critical Reading answer they see that looks remotely like a right answer. Or even something that vaguely resembles a right answer. […]
Read MoreSAT Critical Reading Strategy: Pretend it's a math problem
My students treat the critical reading sections and the math sections like totally different beasts. Many students tend to be good in one section but don’t transfer over any of […]
Read MoreThe devil is in the (SAT) details
I recently started tutoring quadruplets. 🙂 Their mom said they had taken the PSAT a year ago and their overall scores were within 20 points of one another, “so […]
Read MoreGood luck to everyone!
Press on! Nothing can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. (nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent) Genius will not. (unrewarded genius is almost a proverb) […]
Read MoreWhat to bring on SAT test day
The College Board suggests that you bring these things on test day: Admission ticket Photo ID Calculator Two #2 pencils Here’s what’s missing from their list: A bunch of pencils and […]
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