You’ll notice that it’s hard to make use of Score Choice AND Superscoring.
Tools
Slowly But Surely, Filling Up the Site with SAT Tips and Resources
Someone might as well benefit from all those SATs I took last year.
Resource and Tips pages will continue to be filled up over the next few days (weeks…..months)….Check out the links on the righthand navigation bar for updates.
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Solutions
A Questionable Question
I haven’t been doing much in the way of SAT Critical Reading lately. I’ve got bigger fish to fry.
That said, I don’t want to lose momentum…..and, if the truth be told, I’ve come to love the Critical Reading Read More →
Writing
Is it Weird or is it Wrong?*
“Is it weird or is it wrong” was my process for the SAT Writing Section (pre-Erica).
Here’s how I scored in 2011, “by ear,” as an adult:
It is worth noting that:
- I do not recall ever being taught grammar
Reading
A Diabolical Passage (But I Love It)
There’s a fascinating conversation in the comments of this post on Kitchen Table Math about whether or not our schools are properly preparing students for the SAT. The College Board says a “rigorous curriculum” is the best way to prepare Read More →
Home Life
Video update of my first of five days without kids.
Here’s the plan:
- As soon as they left, I got back into my pajamas (this was yesterday at 2 pm), and read and read and read, and worked, uninterrupted, all
College Board
Are Schools Preparing Students For the SAT?
The College Board’s website says in many different places that the best way to prepare for the test is to do well in school:
Keep in mind that the foundation of a student’s SAT and college preparation is a
Solutions
Critical Reading Tips from Erica
I’ve been meaning to transcribe my notes from my meetings with Erica Meltzer, but it took a commenter to inspire me into action.
This short part of a long passage below is on page 900 in the College Board Read More →
Home Life
Video Update: Kumon, Essays, and a New TV
Haven’t done a video update in a while, but here’s the latest:
- The anti-smartboard (i.e. Kumon). Ol’ skool stapled together paper sheets with foundation exercises. And I love it. (I sold my iPad on eBay, btw.)
- An Essay A Day
Writing
3 Rules For Fixing Sentences
Half of the Writing section on the SAT consists of “Fixing Sentences.”
There are patterns to take note of that may help:
- Shorter is Better — Always start with the shortest answer, then the next shortest.
- Gerunds are Bad —
