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  • [video post] sat scoring and pacing

    in these last several pages, you’ve probably learned several surprising facts (and i’m not just talking about the fact that someone would actually name a bunch of smart kids “termites”, after “term”an, of course). not to be outdone on the “surprise index” is the following tidbit: every question on the sat is worth the same…

  • how is the sat learnable?

    you know how if you take most of the summer off, hanging out and what not, that in those first few weeks of school your brain is, ah, sort of slow? well, that’s not surprising. your brain hasn’t gotten a mental workout and so has lost the edge it had when you were preparing for…

  • [video post] what’s on the sat?

    the sat exam is a popular college admission test that allows universities to compare your knowledge to the knowledge of other college applicants, in a standardized manner. the sat tests reading, writing, and math in a way that requires students to apply knowledge learned in the classroom in a new way. up until this point,…

  • six month sat study schedule

    hoping to get a head start on your sat prep? you’re in luck! prepare with our six month sat study schedule and avoid cramming at the last minute.

  • where to find full-length sat practice tests

    luckily, there are many free, full-length practice tests for the newly redesigned sat exam. many can even be found online! there is, however, one caveat …

  • how hard is the sat?

    note: this post has been revised to reflect changes to the sat beginning in march 2016. hundreds of thousands of high school students set their sights on college each year, which means hundreds of thousands of students are taking the sat. understandably, they want to know what they are up against. particularly those who are…

  • one week sat study schedule

    left your sat studying until the last minute? retaking the test and just looking for a little “tune up”? our one week sat study schedule has you covered!

  • sat squirrel makes studying fun

    the sat is inherently not fun. that was never the test makers intention. they didn’t choose fun passages for you to read and there are no silly math problems. but that doesn’t mean that studying for the sat needs to be boring and drab like the test. right, mr. sat squirrel? the exact opposite it…

  • common sat study mistakes

    have you cracked open a copy of college board’s official guide to the sat and tried answering a few legit sat questions? or have you done some practice with questions written by some of the other major test prep companies? if you haven’t done either, then go do that asap. the official guide is best…

  • common sat mistakes

    we all make dumb mistakes, sometimes. when i say “dumb mistake,” i don’t mean a mistake that i (or anybody else) would call stupid. this isn’t about intelligence or how other people judge it. it’s about what you yourself look at and say, “oh… that was dumb.” have you ever done that? ever looked at…