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6 tips to master the ACT Science section

6 ways to make the ACT Science section much, much easier.

New year, new goals, and timeless test prep advice

It’s a new year! Happy 2018 everyone! I can’t believe another year has gone by. My daughter just turned 10 and she’s thrilled to be in double digits. Which means […]

It’s hard to be the bard!

A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I saw the Broadway musical, Something Rotten – a hysterical send up of Shakespeare. They reimagine Shakespeare as a rockstar, and […]

Deliberate Practice

Contrary to popular belief, hoping and wishing for higher SAT and ACT scores doesn’t actually *result* in higher scores. Another parent told me her son was studying – he was […]

Summer math brain?

I can tell it’s summer around here because I’m getting blank stares from kids when I ask them what 2+2 equals. (You can imagine the confusion when I ask them […]

Woot! Student SAT and ACT results are back

I love it when SAT and ACT results come back. There’s so much celebrating to do with my students. Here’s a sampling of my students’ results from the May SAT […]

Fractional exponents and flowers

SAT/ACT Math tip: If you have trouble remembering how fractional exponents work, think of flowers!

Bad explanations

Yay – The College Board now posts explanations for all the SAT Practice Tests. (The actually did this for the old test as well, but they didn’t publicize it […]

The worst of the lot

Yay – The College Board now posts explanations for all the SAT Practice Tests. However, sometimes the explanations leave A LOT to be desired. (And this isn’t a new problem for them.) […]

Unforced errors on the SAT and ACT

Increase your SAT or ACT score by reducing your unforced errors

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