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The SAT and ACT are waiting to mug you in a back alley
The SAT and ACT have a reputation for being really hard tests. They are – but they are hard in a way that most students don’t expect. So it catches them doubly off guard. It’s what you don’t know that you don’t know that can kill you (or get you mugged in a dark alley) […]
10 ACT tips
This is a guest post from David Recine from Magoosh. 10 ACT tips Do you have what it takes to master the ACT? That’s a rhetorical question, because of course you do! Anyone can get to their target score if they know how. Here are 10 tips you can follow for a path to ACT […]
Further insight into guessing on the ACT and SAT
The theory and practice of guessing I recently had an email exchange with Phil Keller, one of my favorite SAT tutors, and the author of the excellent and highly-recommended book The New Math SAT Game Plan. We were discussing guessing on the ACT and SAT. I’ve excerpted portions of our email conversation with his permission […]
How Oreos can help you solve SAT and ACT math problems
Watch the video How do you eat a double-stuffed Oreo? Everyone eats the stuffing first, then the cookie. You start on the inside and then work your way out. It’s exactly the same thing with nested function problems on the ACT and the SAT. Let’s look at how to solve this problem: Start with […]
SAT vs ACT: Which test is better?
Which test is better? SAT or ACT? Which test is better? Which test is easier? I hear these questions all the time. They cover similar (through not identical) content, they each take 3 hours to take, and colleges don’t care which test you take. (Of course you’ll want to double-check with the colleges you are […]