category: sat
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do you actually learn anything prepping for the sat?
many say that studying for the sat is not going to help them in anyway once the sat is over. and they’re right—if they want to work at dominos pizza until retirement. the sat, now more than ever, is testing stuff you will use in college (i assume that’s where you are headed). and the…
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what is an sat subject test?
most students already know that the sat reasoning test is awaiting them long before they make it to their junior/senior year. i know for me, the sat reasoning test was looming over my head since my first day of high school. but even as someone who had the sat reasoning in mind for so long,…
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the point of sat paragraph correction
the questions in sat paragraph correction deviate from the rest of sat writing. the sat throws out a big chunk of text, requiring you to mentally switch gears. rather than obsessing over the individual components of sentences and tweaking them (like in sentence correction and error id), you’re now looking at a whole piece of…
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6 common sat study mistakes
ready to start prepping (or not so ready)? below are some critical tips you want to keep in mind before you try to ascend the daunting summit known as sat prep.
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sat vocabulary in context—avoid the first definition
in the critical reading sections, when you see a “vocabulary in context” question, it is unlikely that the correct answer will be the primary definition—the one that pops into your head at first. make sure that you are taking cues from the passage.
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sat vocab monday: super high frequency words
not knowing these words is like showing up without armor to a jousting competition—you’re going to get owned. so before you go to bed tonight, make sure you can rattle of the definitions to the following words (it’ll help if you can also rattle them off upon waking).
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blank space: strategies & traps in sentence completion
the english language contains over a million words, but you’re not expected to know them all. for this part of the exam, is it in your best interest to be well-read and have a solid vocabulary? of course, but you also need problem-solving skills that are specific to this task. while vocab lists are important,…
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sat vocab monday: words for springtime!
it’s springtime! whether that means you want to exercise your green thumb (your penchant for gardening) or that the hills around you turn a luxuriant green, sending pollens and spores wafting in the hair towards your hapless sinuses, springtime has a distinct meaning for you. proliferate to grow and multiply rapidly is to proliferate.…
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good luck on your sat
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