search results for: “new sat math”
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what skills does the sat test?
how many skills does the sat test you on? on the surface, you might say there are three: reading, writing and math. and in a way, you’d be right. those are three scores you receive, after all. but there’s a lot more to it, really. here are five other skills that the sat makers are…
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strange symbols in sat math
just to make sure that everybody knows the college board is sneaky, they insist on putting weird, non-mathematical symbols into sat math sections. of course, they maintain that this is all in spirit of testing your school studies (it’s not really, and that’s probably why they’re planning on eventually changing the test). whadda you mean…
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sat study music
the “mozart effect” is pretty well-known, but it’s usually misunderstood or exaggerated. the truth is, it’s unlikely at best that any one type of music can help bring up your sat scores—it may even impair your memorization skills. but i still recommend listening while prepping. why? music makes studying more enjoyable even if the…
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staying focused on long sat reading passages
note: this post has been updated to reflect changes to the sat beginning in march 2016 (aka the “new” sat). have you ever found yourself reading the same sentence or paragraph over and over? it doesn’t have to be when you’re going through something as dry as an sat reading passage; it might even happen…
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two weeks before your sat
what should you do if you have about two weeks left until your test day? there’s a lot to cover, and there’s not much time to do it in, so you’re going to have to be smart about how you tackle sat prep at this point. if you haven’t been studying the test at all…
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the importance of enthusiasm for the sat
there’s a skeleton in my sat closet. it’s something i don’t always tell to students, but there’s a lesson to be learned, so here it goes: i could have done a lot better in prepping for my test. there, i said it. i took a classroom-style course from one of the major prep companies, but…
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sat math – looking for patterns
some questions seem almost impossible at first sight. you probably groan, thinking that solving the problem will take forever. you may also think that you’d be able to answer the question if you only knew the formula. this last thought is misguided: the sat is testing the way you think, not whether you can memorize…
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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!
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act scores: everything you need to know
act scores range from a low of 1 to a max score of 36. overall, act test scores are the average of test-takers’ sectional scores (also 1-36) in english, math, reading, and science. so what is a good act score? the act score range for students admitted to different colleges varies, and the average act…
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average act scores by state (2022-2023 update)
in this article i go over average act scores, what they mean for competition, and how to make your state’s average act score work to your advantage.
