by Jake | Jul 18, 2016 | ACT, Preparation, Redesigned SAT, SAT
“Why do today what you can do tomorrow” ~ The Procrastinator “Why do tomorrow what you can do today” ~ The Go-Getter Summer is meant for relaxation. Perhaps no one lives that philosophy more than teens. Think about it: after a challenging and...
by Jake | Feb 21, 2016 | Preparation, Redesigned SAT, SAT
In less than two weeks nearly a million high school students will be faced with the redesigned SAT. Yes, it is scary for many, but there are plenty of reasons why one shouldn’t fear it. The College Board (the company that makes the SAT exam) has regularly made format...
by Jake | Jan 11, 2016 | PSAT, Redesigned SAT
Why is the PSAT out of 1520 this year? For the past 11 years, the PSAT has been scored on a range from 60 to 240. By adding a zero to each section, past PSAT scores could be easily compared to past SAT scores (scored on a total scale of 600 to 2400). With the...
by Jake | Sep 7, 2015 | ACT, Preparation, Redesigned SAT, SAT
With the upcoming content and format changes to the SAT, more juniors than ever before are asking themselves an important question: “Should I take the SAT or the ACT?” My answer is “both.” I’ll explain why. The silver lining to being part of the SAT...
by Jake | May 29, 2015 | Redesigned SAT, SAT, SAT materials
In a March interview for Business Insider, Anthony Green, standardized test tutor to the 1%, advises that no one take the newly redesigned SAT exams when they first appear in March, May, or June 2016. And although he makes some salient points, my over ten years of...
