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February 23, 2018

ACT and SAT Tips: Ten Minute Test Prep

If you’re like most high school students, there isn’t a lot of downtime in your day, let alone time to study for something other than your normal homework. Yet the ACT and SAT loom in your future, and you keep hearing about how you need to start studying for them months—maybe even years—in advance. How […]

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January 26, 2018

ACT and SAT Reading Tips: Paired Passages with Opposing Viewpoints

Each ACT and SAT Reading section includes a set of paired passages, which discuss a related topic, with 10 or 11 accompanying questions. Most of these paired sets have passages with opposing viewpoints. One author may support animal cloning while the other opposes it. Or one passage cites obesity as the reason for apathy, while the […]

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January 5, 2018

Sophomore Study Tips for the ACT and SAT

It’s never too early to start studying for the SAT and ACT! Just ask my 7 year old twins about their daily SAT routine. Just kidding. Sort of. There may or may not be a five question quiz about the author’s attitude and main idea after every bedtime story in my house. But anyway, sophomores […]

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December 14, 2017

How to Create an ACT or SAT Study Bible

Countless studies have been dedicated to the practice of note-taking, and experts agree: taking notes and reviewing them frequently helps students transfer new information from their short-term memories to their long-term memories. And while students instinctively take notes in biology class and during their history lectures, they often show up to our ACT classes without […]

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December 7, 2017

ACT and SAT Reading Tips: U-Turn Words

In ACT and SAT reading passages, pivotal words are those that guide a reader through an author’s ideas. They are “direction” words, telling you you which way to go in your thought process. Spotting these words throughout a passage can help you determine the author’s attitude and opinion concerning the main idea, which will ultimately […]

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October 13, 2017

ACT and SAT Reading Tips: True-to-a-Point Answers

True to a Point Answers are usually the most difficult wrong answers to eliminate, mainly because they start out with correct information. Careless or hurried test takers might not notice, though, that at some point the answer choice becomes blatantly wrong.  Today we will look at how these answers are designed to trick unsuspecting students. […]

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August 4, 2017

ACT and SAT Reading Tips: Multiple Viewpoints

As if ACT and SAT reading passages are not difficult enough, the test makers like to select passages that contain multiple viewpoints to confuse the average high school reader. The more opinions a passage contains, the more likely students are going to misinterpret the author’s viewpoint, which is often the main idea. So how do […]

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April 7, 2017

ACT and SAT Reading Tips: The Author’s Attitude

As a teenager, you’ve probably been told you have a bad attitude at least once. It’s a rite of passage in these years of immense physiological change and social and parental pressure. But do you know how to recognize a negative attitude on the ACT or SAT?

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December 12, 2016

Grammar is AWESOME! **au

I think grammar is fun. There, I said it. I know it’s not a popular opinion. I know that most people put grammar in the same category as shuffleboard, strong perfume, and floral pants — it’s something deeply unpleasant and associated primarily with old people. But I’ll say it proudly: I’m twenty years old, I […]

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December 7, 2016

Reading List for Those Taking the SAT/ACT and Applying to College

Looking for further reading? Try one of these titles for more information on standardized testing, admissions, and financial aid. SAT and ACT Testing The Official SAT Study Guide, by The College Board In-depth test-taking strategies and eight practice tests. The Real ACT Prep Guide, by ACT Extensive test review and three practice tests with detailed […]

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