Tips for the Week of the Test
In this lesson we’re going to provide some recommendations for what you should and should not do during the week leading up to ACT or SAT. These tips will help you to maximize your final […]
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Changes to the ACT Writing Test
Students taking the optional ACT Writing (essay) Test this fall will notice that the format has changed somewhat. For one thing, students now have 40 minutes (instead of the previous 30) to write their essays. […]
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Skim Reading Tips for ACT and SAT Passages
The ACT and SAT reading sections require you to do a great deal in a relatively short amount of time. Not only must you read multiple passages of several hundred words each, you must also […]
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New SAT Reading Questions vs. Old SAT Reading Questions
Today we’re going to look at some of the ways in which the types of questions on the March 2016 SAT Reading section differ from those on the version of the exam that will be […]
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The 2015 PSAT/NMSQT
From October 2015 onwards, the PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) format will change to match that of the redesigned SAT. We’ve covered some of the SAT changes already, but today we’re going to […]
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The March 2016 SAT Writing and Language Test: An Overview
Continuing our look at the revised version of the SAT that will be offered from March 2016 onward, today we’re going to give an overview of the Writing and Language Test. Designed to take the […]
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SAT Subscores: Command of Evidence
The next few blogs are going to cover some of the subscores introduced by the redesigned March 2016 SAT. The first one we’re going to look at is known as Command of Evidence (CoE). Questions […]
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SAT Subscores: Command of Evidence
The next few blogs are going to cover some of the subscores introduced by the redesigned March 2016 SAT. The first one we’re going to look at is known as Command of Evidence (CoE). Questions […]
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Understanding the New SAT Scoring System
Now that the specifications have been finalized for the March 2016 SAT, we’re going to look at just how the new scoring system works. The most obvious change is the transition from a 2400 total […]
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Understanding SAT Literature Subject Test Selections
In the previous lesson we discussed some strategies for figuring out the meanings of antiquated words on the SAT Literature Subject Test. Now we’re going to offer some techniques that will help you to prepare […]
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