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  • high scores mean more than acceptance letters

    need some more incentive to study for your sat? nextstepu is here to tell you how good sat scores can help you land a scholarship, and potentially save you thousands of dollars in student loans. standardized tests are becoming less important to the admissions process. more colleges are realizing that a student’s academic success cannot…

  • sat writing – idioms

    just as idioms lack any justification for the way they are constructed so too do idiomatic phrases. for instance, i just used a common idiomatic phrase (just as…so too; see below). in other words, certain phrases contain certain words and prepositions. to give you example, let’s take the most common sat idiomatic phrase (not only…but…

  • when your grades take a nosedive

    here’s a good read from our friends over at accepted.com. let us know what you think in the comments. 🙂 your high school path suddenly takes a detour. your grades, which had been steady and consistent, take a nosedive. perhaps it’s due to illness, personal or family issues, or a learning disability that eventually made…

  • 10 most difficult sat questions

    think you can handle the toughest, most diabolical questions in magoosh sat and new sat prep? give them a shot, then leave a comment letting us know how you did!