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 | Jun 9, 2015 | SAT
This morning, the College Board announced that two sections on the June 6th SAT will not be scored due to a misprint regarding allotted time. What was the misprint? The 20-minute critical reading section had incorrect directions indicating that students had 25 minutes...
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...
by Jake | Apr 2, 2015 | SAT, SAT materials, Uncategorized
Taylor Swift’s “Fifteen” champions the idea that young heartbreaks heal. It’s a catchy song with a positive message. It’s also grammatically flawed, containing an example of singular/plural pronoun disagreement: “’Cause when you’re fifteen and somebody tells you...
by Jake | Mar 24, 2015 | Preparation, SAT
Perfectionism is the worst enemy of the SAT. But wait, I hear you say, isn’t the goal to study and memorize, and to practice and perfect as much as possible before sitting for the test? Isn’t that the whole point of signing up for a prep course, to not waste any...
by Jake | Feb 26, 2015 | SAT
If you’re a member of the class of 2017, you’re aware that the SAT will be changing. You’ve also probably read that the redesigned format will do away with point reductions for incorrect guesses and that the essay will be optional. But do you know when the new SAT...
