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SAT: Make a study plan now

Is everyone else buried in APs, prom, and other end-of-the-year craziness? My students are even more busy than usual (which didn’t seem possible.) I know that everybody is really busy. […]

Ninja SAT prep move: Cut your time by 5 minutes

Here’s a counter-intuitive piece of advice that works with my strongest kids: Reduce the time you have in the section by 5 minutes. (Note: Do NOT try this unless you […]

How to use an apostrophe

All sorts of people are confused by apostrophes. So no wonder high school students are also confused. After all, if you see bad examples every day, how are you supposed […]

SAT Grammar: Colons, Semicolons, and Commas (oh my!)

The new SAT is all about grammar. (The grammar-nerds among us <raises hand> are rejoicing.) But it’s bad news for most students. For the first time on the SAT, they […]

SAT strategies: Write everything down!

Two things that I keep telling my kids over and over. It comes up in EVERY session with EVERY kid. Write everything down Draw a picture Write everything down Write […]

Estimating on the SAT

Estimating continues to be effective on the new SAT. Many problems require you to solve for the exact answer – but not all of them. This question is from the […]

Where the Sidewalk Ends: What to do on the SAT when you have no idea what to do next

This was one of my favorite books when I was little. And I love reading it to my little girl now. We often talk about what to do when you […]

Strategic guessing leads to a higher SAT score

This is what random guessing looks like for most of my students. They blindly wander around lost hoping that wildly guessing will net them a few points. Most of the […]

What to do when you’re not ready for the SAT

OMG! The next SAT is 2 weeks away and I’m not ready! I thought I’d have more time to study! I didn’t think learning the SAT would be this hard! I […]

How to understand your SAT Score Report

The January SAT score reports came back yesterday. How did you do? Here’s how to read the report. And, more importantly, how to use it to identify areas you can […]

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