One of the concepts the ACT and SAT will test is your knowledge of sentence structure and grammatical rules. This includes everything from subject and verb agreement to prepositions and adverbs. Knowing your way around these sentence parts can mean the difference between getting a hard question correct in a few seconds and spending a […]
Too Busy for ACT and SAT Prep? Think Again.
If you are like many high school students, your hectic schedule leaves little time for ACT or SAT preparation. Between sports, extracurriculars, and course work, how will you succeed on the crucial next step in your academic career? These tests determine where the next several years of your life will go. Of course, dedicated practice and […]
How to Relieve the Pressure Surrounding the SAT and ACT
The pressure surrounding your performance on the SAT and ACT can feel colossal. It may seem like everything—admissions, scholarships, pride—is riding on a few hours spent huddled over a scantron form. For some students, pressure is motivation. They can harness the energy of the situation to focus and produce their best possible performance. For others, the […]
3 Common Myths About College Admissions
When applying to college, you’ll inevitably run into myths and misconceptions. From what schools look for, to the importance of participating in every extracurricular possible, to who should write Recommendation Letters. All of them have a story attached to it. One of the most important things you can do to get ready to apply to […]
ACT and SAT Math Tips: Holiday Dilemmas
A bonus holiday present! A special SAT Math and ACT Math post from our senior curriculum developer (and VP!), Jon Denning. He’ll help you get into the test prep spirit with a little winter break math. We hope you have a wonderful holiday. Gift Wrapping WringerYour dad loves sushi, so you bought him some 10-inch personalized […]
ACT and SAT Reading: Holiday Practice
Ready for winter break? We are too. Everyone at PowerScore wishes your and yours a very merry holiday and stellar ACT and SAT scores in the new year! To celebrate the season, I created some ACT and SAT Reading questions based on a passage from a holiday classic. A little something to keep you busy […]
ACT and SAT Math Tips: Thanksgiving Day Drills
Just because the holidays are rolling around does not mean you can skip your ACT and SAT prep! You can use your time off this week to focus on the test while you’re not worrying about other school work. Here are a few Turkey Day math questions to kick start your day of family, football, […]
ACT and SAT Math Tips: Translating Percent Questions
You know the old math class argument we all attempted to use to get out of learning the quadratic equation, sine and cosine, and symbolic functions: “When am I ever going to use this in the real world?” I’ve been existing in that real world for a good chunk of time now, and aside from […]
ACT and SAT Reading Tips: Pivot!
It’s no secret that the reading passages on the ACT and SAT are viewed by many students as the most difficult portion of the test. But understanding them is easier than moving a couch up a flight of stairs on Friends (not familiar with the show? It’s worth an internet search of “Friends Pivot” for […]
ACT English and SAT Writing Tips: Correlating Conjunctions
Some ACT and SAT questions may test your knowledge of correlating conjunctions, which are pairs of coordinating conjunctions: either…or neither…nor both…and not only…but also not…but whether…or as…as When these words are acting as conjunctions, they must be with their proper partner, which is why both the ACT and SAT will try to trip you up […]
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