Mastering the SAT Essay – Part 2

In my previous post, Mastering the SAT Essay – Part 1 , we talked about the importance of planning what you’re going to write before you begin your essay.
Did you try it for yourself? If so, take out your notes and look back at them as we go through each step in the process.
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Mastering the SAT Essay – Part 1

I’ve been getting a lot of questions about the essay recently. It seems like many people are concerned about this portion of the test.
The most important thing to know is not to sweat it. The essay only accounts for 30% of your score on the Writing section of the SAT, which is only 1 of [...]

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President Obama’s Back to School Speech

Did you catch President Obama’s speech to students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, VA?
If you get a chance, watch the video or read the transcript.
Love him or loathe him, you can’t deny that President Obama is an excellent speaker and motivator, and his speech writers equally skilled.
He basically said that students have to take [...]

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Fear vs Goals

Have you ever seen the website, PostSecret?
It’s a fascinating site. People write a secret on a postcard and send it in anonymously. They select the ones they like and post them. It’s an art project.
Recently, one secret in particular stuck in my mind.
“I’m afraid of losing all my weight. What if I do and [...]

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How to Raise Your SAT Math Score… Without Learning Any More Math (Part 2)

In my previous post, I said that the way to eliminate “careless mistakes” when you’re doing math is to stop thinking of them as careless.

The issue isn’t carelessness, it’s focus. What’s really happens is that you lose your focus for a moment.
That’s good news, because focus is a lot easier to correct than “carelessness”.
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How to Raise Your SAT Math Score… Without Learning Any More Math

Do you want to know how to increase your SAT Math score without learning any more math than you already know? Do you think it’s possible? The way to improve your SAT Math score without learning any more math is to answer correctly every single question that you know how to do. Eliminate the “careless mistakes,” only the issue isn’t carelessness, it’s focus. What’s really goes on is that you lose your focus for a moment. That’s good news, because focus is a lot easier to correct than “carelessness”.

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SAT Sentence Completion Tutorial – Part 2

In today’s post, I share the most powerful methods I know for getting a higher score on the Sentence Completion questions in the Critical Reading section of the SAT.

There are 19 Sentence Completion questions on the SAT, and they count for almost 30% of your Critical Reading score. If you’re aiming to break 700 on Critical Reading, you have to ace these questions. But no matter what your score goal, making the most of the Sentence Completions is key to reaching it.

Let’s take a look at sentences with 2 blanks.

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SAT Sentence Completion Tutorial – Part 1

In today’s post, I share the most powerful methods I know for getting a higher score on the Sentence Completion questions in the Critical Reading section of the SAT.

There are 19 Sentence Completion questions on the SAT, and they count for almost 30% of your Critical Reading score. If you’re aiming to break 700 on Critical Reading, you have to ace these questions. But no matter what your score goal, making the most of the Sentence Completions is key to reaching it.

Let’s take a look at sentences with 1 blank.

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To Raise Your SAT Score, Practice Going Slow

If you’re studying for the SAT and you find that you’re not making as much progress as you would like, you might be going too fast. That’s because when you rush, you make mistakes that you wouldn’t make otherwise. So you don’t know what your real level is.

Here’s how you break out of it. Practice un-timed until you’re consistently getting almost all the questions that you know how to do right.

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September’s Almost Here – Time to Get Serious

The first SAT of the fall is October 10, just 8 weeks away. For those of you taking the ACT, the first one is September 12, only 4 weeks away.

That means it’s time to get serious with your preparation, because no matter how good your tutor is and no matter how advanced your study methods, there’s no substitute for time and effort.

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