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Reader! Did you get your December SAT score the other day? Do you know you haven't maxed out yet? You can keep driving that score up! (For free, might I add.) First, budget time. 30 minutes a day is ideal. If that's not an option, how about 15? Anything is better than nothing. Second, learn how to use the College Board's free question bank! This is your new favorite website. Here is a video that will show you how to make the most of this great resource. Third, each day, during your budgeted...
Reader! Want to know the big secret of SAT math? This is a piece of information that the SAT writers do not openly disseminate. Ready for it? Here it comes.... ⬇️ SAT MATH REALLY TESTS READING ! Boom! There you have it. To corroborate my claim, here is the very last question from the hard math module of an official practice test. (The math section claims to go in order from easiest to toughest, so the SAT is acting like this is one of the hardest questions on the test.) Did you set up two...
Hello Reader SAT vocabulary, for better or for worse, is a slow build. For just about every other part of the SAT, there are certain quick-hitting strategies that can result in rapid score gains. Vocabulary, however, takes a while. My advice? Use these Vocab Vault emails to try out SAT words! Float a word a day at dinner with the family or while riding in the car. Seriously, make an effort to try to actually use these words in conversation. When it comes to a new word, if you try it, you will...