I hope everyone is having a great summer vacation. I know I am. I just realized though, that 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 … [Read more...]
“I Loved Studying for the SAT”
Can studying for the SAT enrich a student's life, rather than be a necessary evil that must be endured? If you're going to invest a lot of time and money in SAT prep, the most important result you want to get is a high score. If you hire a tutor, you want the biggest score increase you can get, and you want the best score possible. Of course you do, because when it comes to getting in to … [Read more...]
Raising Your SAT Score – It’s Mostly About Attitude
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...]
Emotionality, Learning and SAT Prep
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...]
The Key to Dramatic Improvement in Your SAT Score
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...]
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