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  • 3 More Common ACT/SAT Prep Mistakes

    3 More Common ACT/SAT Prep Mistakes

    This week we’re going to cover three more mistakes that students often make while preparing for the ACT and SAT. These are “big picture” errors that apply equally to both exams. Avoiding these mistakes will […]

     
  • A Quick Reference Guide for Understanding ACT Reading Passages

    A Quick Reference Guide for Understanding ACT Reading Passages

    ACT Reading always contains the same four types of passages: Literary Narrative, Social Science, Humanities, and Natural Science. One of these passages will randomly be a pair of two shorter passages. To effectively comprehend the […]

     
  • Building Test Endurance

    Building Test Endurance

    The ACT and SAT are long tests. Not including breaks, the ACT clocks in at 2 hours, 55 minutes and the SAT at exactly 3 hours. If you take the optional essay section, you are […]

     
  • Tips for the Week of the Test

    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 […]

     
  • Changes to the ACT Writing Test

    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. […]

     
  • The March 2016 SAT Writing and Language Test: An Overview

    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 […]

     
  • Vocabulary Tips for the SAT Literature Subject Test

    Vocabulary Tips for the SAT Literature Subject Test

    Sentence Completion questions are one of the most frustrating aspects of the SAT Reading section. Even a student with an above-average vocabulary can struggle with the numerous outdated words. The College Board’s affinity for archaic […]

     
  • SAT Subject Tests Overview (Part One)

    SAT Subject Tests Overview (Part One)

    The next two lessons are going to provide an overview of the SAT Subject Tests. These optional hour long exams cover advanced knowledge in the areas of English, history, languages, mathematics and science. While you […]