When you should you start thinking about the SAT? How should you begin preparing? Here’s a timeline to help you plan your studying.

Strategies that work for a certain test or math quiz don’t work quite as well for the new SAT Math test. Here’s why you may be struggling with the new SAT.

With so much emphasis put on the SAT and ACT, it’s easy to forget all about the SAT Subject Tests. In this article, I’ll take you through the basics about the Subject Tests and hopefully convince you to take a few before applying to college. If you still have questions at the end of my […]

Trying to figure out which SAT subject test to take? You may want to consider which tests are easiest and which are the most challenging. After all, you want to perform well on the tests so that admissions advisors will see the highest scores. However, colleges also want to see that you’re challenging yourself, so […]

The new SAT Math test (with its no calculator section) requires you to flex your mental math muscles. Here’s a better way to multiply numbers in your head.

If you wake up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night because you completely forgot to register for the SAT, take a deep breath! You might still be able to squeeze in on the waitlist. Do I need to sign up for the standby waitlist? First of all, you don’t actually need […]

SAT success is just as much about how you approach studying as it is about what you study. Let’s look at 10 ways to improve your SAT score.

The new SAT has a brand new Essay section! The essay is now designed to allow you, the student, to show off those analysis and essay-crafting skills you’ve been building in English class. You will have 50 minutes to read a passage and then write an essay analyzing how the author makes his or her […]

This is the final post in a series of 4 posts about a new SAT essay prompt. Read on to see an example of an essay that would score a 2.

Here’s an example of what a 4-point essay looks like for the new SAT essay. This is part 3 of a series of 4 sample essays for on a new SAT essay prompt.