So I’m diving back into all things SAT after a year away. I expected the math to be hard. But I didn’t expect to get humbled by the new writing section. Grammar and language is my bread-and-butter. (English major, informal copywriter and editor.) I sat down on the couch last night and sailed through the […]
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5 Steps to Analyze your Full SAT Score Report (and get a better SAT score)
[Note: this refers to the old version of the SAT. I’m working a new post that shows how to analyze the College Board’s Score Report for the new SAT.] Here are 5 steps to take to get the most out of the College Board’s Full Score Report. Step 1: Download the SAT Score Report If you haven’t […]
SAT Strategy: Advancing in another direction
[Note: This refers to the old SAT. But the underlying point still applies. While you should ANSWER all the questions on the new SAT (since there’s no longer a wrong answer penalty), you shouldn’t SPEND TIME on all the questions. For most kids, focusing on FEWER questions leads to a HIGHER score.] Successful strategies Sometimes […]
Where are the hard SAT Writing questions located?
[Note: This refers to the old SAT.]
SAT Writing Tip: Avoid "being" like the plague
Here’s how to quickly improve your SAT essay and score higher on the SAT writing section: avoid “being” like the plague. “Being” is fine….IRL Being is a perfectly fine word. “I am being funny today.” “The young children are being very loud on the playground.” But it’s a weak word. It’s much more concrete, descriptive, and […]
Tricks to increase your SAT vocabulary
Use them or lose them The best way to learn new SAT vocabulary words is to use them, repeatedly, until you’ve got the definition in your bones. Here are several tricks to help you learn new words. [Tweet “#SAT Vocabulary: Use it or lose it!”] Write them down Write down a list of 10 unknown […]