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Which SAT Tests Should I Take?
Parents often want to know which SAT tests their children should take their junior year. Here’s a common* scenario that I recommend to parents: Take the PSAT in October. […]
Read MoreCritical Reading: Hail Caesar!
[Note: this refers to the old SAT. However, the advice on understanding the meaning of words based on the context of the passage still applies.] One of the things test in […]
Read MoreGood Luck on the SAT Tomorrow!
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. R. Collier Good luck to everyone taking the SAT tomorrow! Remember your SAT rights. You’ve done […]
Read MoreThis Is Not Your Brain
I’ve had a couple of instances this week where my students blindly grab their calculators, start punching in numbers, and then announce the answer without running it by their gray […]
Read MoreHow to Solve for Invisible Shapes
We’ve discussed how drawing pictures can help you solve math problems. But what happens when we can’t see what you are looking for? Shorten the trip If Diane were able […]
Read MoreHow to Solve for Funky Shapes
In rectangle PQRS above, arc QT and RT are quarter circles with centers at P and S, respectively. If the radius of each quarter circle is 1, what is the […]
Read MoreSAT Vocabulary Root: Circum
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Read MoreThe Trick for Finding Interior Angles of Wonky* Shapes
Can you find x? My students know if they can figure out this angle, they’ll be able to solve for x (by finding their way around the geometry section in […]
Read MoreAround the Geometry Section in 180 degrees
Just as Phileas Fogg made it around the world in 80 days, you can navigate around the Geometry section using just 180 degrees. Here’s how: Around the problem in 180 […]
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