by Heather Krey | May 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
A New “adversity score” is being added to the SAT to take into account such things as educational or socioeconomic disadvantage that may lower students’ scores. It has been a concern that the SAT can be unfavorable to certain groups, and colleges have...
by Heather Krey | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Since the SAT is a standardized test, there are some things about it that are quite predictable. Section 3 will be the no calculator math section. It will have 15 multiple choice and 5 grid-in questions, and you will have 25 minutes to complete them. Section 4 will...
by Heather Krey | Apr 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
The SAT and ACT are viewed as equal and interchangeable by all four year colleges in the country, but here in Pennsylvania, the SAT is by far the more popular. I think that’s because back when people my age (ahem!) took their SATs, certain schools required certain...
by Heather Krey | Apr 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
After nearly two decades as a test prep teacher and tutor, I’ve heard a lot of conflicting advice for the SAT and ACT reading comprehension sections. Here’s a selection of my favorites: Look over the questions before you start to read. Just skim the passage....
by Heather Krey | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
How much time to do I need to spend studying for the SAT? How much will it help my score? Just about every college bound high school student needs answers to those two questions. The SAT is a completely different type of test than high school exams, and that...
