Getting a better score on the SAT is mostly about attitude. That’s according to my recent student Kayla. She raised her score 320 points, and if you watch the video, she tells you straight out.   Here's her mom's take on it. I don’t know about you, but I think that’s pretty cool coming from a girl who’s not yet 17 years old. It didn’t surprise me that her mom talked about it in my … [Read more...]

Have you thought about what it's like to study for a super stressful, make or break test like the SAT from a student's perspective? Imagine that you had to do karaoke in front of a room full of strangers. If you’re like most people, it’s a pretty scary thought. Especially if you think you’re a bad singer. Now what if you had to do it well? What if how well you sang a karaoke song was going to … [Read more...]

Here's the secret to dramatic improvement in your SAT score. In my last two posts, I debunked two big myths of SAT preparation: the myth of content, and the myth of tricks and techniques. For those of you who haven’t read the posts, “The Myth of Content” describes how most students who take the SAT already know most of the content on the test. You may have to learn some, but any halfway … [Read more...]