I don’t want to break anyone’s spirits, but summer’s over. Well, almost. With school just around the corner, it’s time to add some book-cracking to the beach trips and barbecues to start the next school year off on the right foot. This means wrapping up summer-reading, reviewing the previous year’s math topics, and getting organized….
It seems like summer has only just started, but it won’t be long before school starts up again and the first rounds of the ACT and SAT follow. With an upcoming September ACT date and October SAT date, there are a few reasons why students might want to consider using the summer to prepare for…
In helping families prepare plans for their standardized test prep, I have come across a recurring dilemma: lots of sophomores want to begin preparing for their tests as early as the summer before junior year, but won’t have the requisite course work completed in time to do so. Both the SAT and the ACT…
I am asked this all the time, so I figured with all the interest now would be a good time to talk about it. The short answer: no. The longer answer: It depends. The Past The ACT built this reputation of being easier by being based less on the analogical reasoning of the SAT and…
What Timeline is Right for You? With the Redesigned SAT’s push towards becoming more of a Common-Core content-driven test, preparing for the SAT starts far before buying the prep books and signing up to get the SAT question-of-the-day. It begins with a solid foundation of critical reading and math skills developed in the classroom over…
The first SAT may have come and gone already, but the hard part—waiting for your results—has only begun. You may have already known that the March SAT results are set to come in later than the typical 19 days. What you may not have known is just how much later, and that the May and…
Lots of families ask me about the ACT. What is it? Do I have to take it? Is it easier than the SAT? I heard it was easier than the SAT. In light of this, I thought it would be helpful to write a post outlining some of the more subtle differences between the SAT…
The Redesigned SAT vs. the ACT As we move into the second half of the school year, many eleventh-grade (and some extremely proactive tenth-grade) students are getting ready to take the standardized tests they need for college applications. This year, however, students and their parents are even more worried than usual due to the first…
The SAT is changing this March, and there is a lot of confusion about the effect this has on students in the classes of 2017 and 2018. Prior to this year, students typically took the SAT twice—once in the spring of their Junior year, and once in the fall of Senior year. Some students would…
SAT or ACT preparation can increase test scores and lead to early admission to the college of your choice. Many colleges today have a limited amount of spots open to new students. Early admission can secure one of those spots for your child. Students are encouraged to prepare for the SAT or ACT before they…