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Students are often intimated by the ACT Science section. The very word “science” conjures up images of tedious lab classes and densely-worded textbooks packed with advanced terminology. Despite the name, however, the Science section contains […]
One of the more substantial changes to the SAT Reading section is the inclusion of one passage from the “Great Global Conversation.” The Great Global Conversation (GGC) involves U.S. founding documents, such as the U.S. […]
I’ve had a fair number of my students and their parents ask why the ACT and SAT use scaled scoring systems instead of simply providing raw numbers or percentages. While the reasoning behind the ACT’s […]
This week we’re going to finish examining the major types of questions that appear on the SAT Reading section. Reading, like all sections of the SAT, uses the same types of questions over and over. […]
In this lesson, we’re going to cover four tips for dealing with the charts, graphs, tables, and other types of data presentations that accompany SAT Reading and Writing and Language passages. Students unfamiliar with the […]
There is no penalty for a wrong answer on either the ACT or SAT. A wrong answer adds no points to your score but deducts none either. The only question that you have a zero […]
The ACT and SAT are more alike than they’ve ever been. The 2016 redesign of the SAT brought that exam considerably-closer in both form and function to the ACT. Some sections are virtually identical, and […]
With summer once again upon us, it’s time to revisit our ACT and SAT summer study tips. Because the ACT and SAT are aligned with the traditional school calendar, no test dates are offered over […]
As we have discussed many times in the past, the College Board rolled out a completely-redesigned SAT in March of 2016. Since then, just over a year has passed, and students taking the SAT or […]
In this lesson, we’re going to provide some guidance for one of the most commonly-asked ACT/SAT questions: whether a student should take the ACT or SAT essay. The simple answer is “only if you need […]
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