Category: SAT & PSAT

3 Steps to Decide Which Test to Take

3 Steps to Decide Which Test to Take

PSAT results are in; now it’s decision time. You’ve got to pick between the SAT and ACT. “But… Continue Reading

How College Admissions Offices View New SAT vs. ACT

How College Admissions Offices View New SAT vs. ACT

With the arrival of the Redesigned SAT, we reached out to our friends in the admissions offices at… Continue Reading

A Merry Christmas, and a 2400

A Merry Christmas, and a 2400

The holidays offer us a time to reflect back on the year that came before. With our old… Continue Reading

Check out our new College Finder tool!

Check out our new College Finder tool!

Hey, this is pretty cool. We now have a way to help our students quickly find out what… Continue Reading

I’m a junior and I’m scrambling to take the old SAT! Any advice?

I’m a junior and I’m scrambling to take the old SAT! Any advice?

  We’ve had a few students come through the door recently. They’ve been prepping for the current/old SAT,… Continue Reading

5 Strategies for the Redesigned SAT Reading Test

5 Strategies for the Redesigned SAT Reading Test

By now, everyone knows about the massive overhaul to the SAT. The changeover is almost here, actually—as of… Continue Reading

Myth: it’s harder to score well on the October SAT because the curve is higher

Myth: it’s harder to score well on the October SAT because the curve is higher

OK, we’re tackling an old wives’ tale today! The myth/story/constant refrain I hear from parents is that their… Continue Reading

Recommendation: Kaplan’s “8 Practice Tests for the New SAT”

Recommendation: Kaplan’s “8 Practice Tests for the New SAT”

What a year to be in the test prep business. In case you aren’t sure, the tone of… Continue Reading

Anxiety is your friend.

Anxiety is your friend.

Anxiety is your whaaaaaaaat? It’s your friend. Really! Check this out: one of the most repeatable experiments in… Continue Reading

No, really…what IS a good ACT score?

No, really…what IS a good ACT score?

If there is one question we have gotten more than any other, it’s this one: “What is a… Continue Reading