author: taryn conyers
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the new sat reading literature passage
on every new sat exam, there’s one fiction passage from “u.s. or world literature” (yeah, that does basically mean anything in the world, as long as it’s written in english). the literature passage is the first passage in the reading section. let’s discuss!
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act english: organization questions
act english essays are organization freaks; your english teacher would love them. if they don’t have clear topic sentences, they want one; if sentences aren’t in chronological order, they flip out. well not really, but your score might if you don’t look out for these question types. so here are the most important things you…
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what is a good sat score for a junior?
this is a question i get a lot from parents wondering whether their child should take the sat as a junior or wait until senior year. the thing is, colleges don’t give preferential treatment to those who take the sat at a younger age. a junior’s 1800 isn’t any different from a senior’s 1800. let’s…