Choosing which colleges and universities to apply to can be daunting for many high school students! However, having a clear idea as soon as possible will greatly ease your hunt for college acceptances, as well as your search for scholarships and financial aid. By...
The SAT’s so-called “guessing penalty” may not be a penalty for some—but for others, guessing might be holding their score back. So when should you guess on the SAT, and what should you expect to happen when you do? When to Skip a Question on the SAT If you know...
The College Board has recently released a look at its new and revised PSAT. Our tutors have taken a look and are here to report back on what the new SAT might look like. Keep in mind that the new SAT won’t be administered until the spring of 2016, and we’ll have to...
The SAT has long been derided as a “Standardized Affluence Test,” with reports from the College Board lending credence to the theory that students from higher-income families do better on the SAT than students from families with lower incomes. The rationale is that...
Everyone knows pop music is filled with grammatical errors. But The Princeton Review’s SAT prep book has been found to have made an error of its own! The test prep giant misquoted one of Taylor Swift’s songs, “Fifteen,” while attempting to make an example of Swift’s...
Note: Since writing this review, we’ve released our own SAT Math prep textbook in two volumes. It’s far more complete than any other SAT math book in the world - including Pwn the SAT - with more practice, lessons, and strategies to get your highest SAT...
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In addition to the Blue Book and our SAT vocabulary course, both of which are provided free of charge to our new students, this is my number one recommendation for students seeking a supplemental SAT prep text. The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar, by Erica L. Meltzer,...
Many students shudder at the thought of the ACT Science Test. Advanced physics, chemistry, and biology are rightly intimidating to them. Luckily for those in the know, the ACT Science Test is akin to the Great and Powerful Oz: we need only to pull back the curtain to...
Students are drowning in homework and extracurricular activities, but that doesn’t mean they’re ready to take on the challenges of college or the SAT and ACT. In fact, studies and reports conducted by the makers of the two standardized tests have found that only...
