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Last minute SAT tips
One more week to go until the October 2013 SAT! Here are some last minute tips to achieve your best score. How to improve my SAT score right now What […]
Read MoreGrab PWN’s Essay Guide!
[NOTE: this applies to the pre-2016 version of the SAT] Mike’s excellent Essay Guide is free on Kindle (or you can download it to your iPad or computer if […]
Read MoreGrammar Practice
The most consistent problem my students struggle with is grammar. Apparently it is a mythical beast that isn’t showing up in school curriculums anymore. I’ve been searching around to find […]
Read More10 Qualities of a Great SAT Tutor
Debbie Stier, over at the Perfect Score Project, wrote a post on 10 qualities of a great SAT tutor. Here’s an excerpt: 4) A great tutor customizes their approach and strategy. Every […]
Read MoreSAT "Magic"
Woot! I love working with my students. M. pulled up his Critical Reading score from a 420 (23rd percentile) to a 510 (53rd percentile) – a 90 point increase after […]
Read MoreRed book as resource for practice
If you are looking for even more authentic SAT questions (and you’ve already exhausted the 10 Blue Book tests, the 4 free practice tests, and the 9 tests in the […]
Read MoreThe 2013-2014 Official SAT Practice Test is available
The College Board just released this year’s version of the The Official SAT Practice Test. It’s the same one as the 2011-2012 test (and the 2009-2010 test). If you need […]
Read MoreReminder: Full SAT explanations are available online
Buy this book: Find full explanations of every single question here: www.collegeboard.com/satstudyguide
Read MoreMore sessions at the end of August
I just opened up more tutoring spots for the last two weeks of August. Also, my September schedule is filling up quickly as well. So if you have been thinking […]
Read MoreSAT Changes Coming in 2015
The New York Times published an article today on the upcoming changes to the SAT and ACT: What the New SAT and Digital ACT Might Look Like. I think the […]
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