I’ve got a kid who is bringing a cannon to a water gun fight in the SAT math section. (Which is unusual – most of the time I have kids bearing water guns wandering around the battlefield of the hard questions. Yesterday a student misread a hard question and interpreted it as “22 plus what equals 72.” […]
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Where to find official SAT practice tests
[Note: this post refers to the old SAT. Here’s the link to the College Board’s 6 Official SAT Practice tests for the new SAT.] Now that the school year is over, many students are ready to tackle the SAT test prep over the summer. And they are looking for more sources for SAT practice test questions. […]
The best SAT prep book to help you get the perfect score
[Note: This post refers to the old SAT. Here’s the link to 8 free practice tests of the new SAT from the College Board.] Hands down, the absolute best SAT prep book to help you get the perfect score is The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition. (or the DVD edition ) This book […]
SAT Reading Strategies: Love and cupcakes
One of my beautiful students, M., has done an amazing job pulling up her reading score in practice tests. (Here’s how she achieved 100+ point increases in math and writing overnight.) She started out with a 460 on the March SAT. That’s the 37th percentile. She’s been steadily pulling up that score over the […]
Better SAT strategy drives 110 point increase
[Note: this post refers to the old SAT. On the new SAT you don’t lose points for wrong answers. The larger idea of crafting a strategy that maximizes your points still applies (often, you’ll get a HIGHER score if you focus on FEWER questions and get more of them correct, rather than rushing through and […]
Parents: Top 5 Twitter accounts for college advice
Have you all discovered Twitter yet? Not being a hip young thing, I didn’t see how it could be useful. Boy, was I wrong. I’ve connected with educators and parents all over the country. Twitter is kind of like a cocktail party where everyone’s talking at once. It can take you a while to find the […]