In a manner of speaking, the SAT is a game – it has a set of predefined rules and a small set of topics that show up again and again, waiting to be...
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How to Succeed on the SAT Reading Section
The SAT’s Reading component makes up 50% of the score of the test’s Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section. Apart from math, it is the longest...
Should I Take the SAT or the ACT?
You’re ready to start the college admissions process and everyone is telling you that you have to take a standardized test. But there are two...
How Does a Student-athlete Choose the Best College?
Student athletes have specific needs and concerns when they choose the college that’s best for them. Here’s how they should go about...
How Does a Student-athlete Get Recruited for College Admission?
College coaches are not everywhere at all times. They actually do not see most high school student-athletes. So how do you get noticed by a college...
Creating a Portfolio for your College Application
Creating a portfolio can help you present a better, more well-rounded college application. Here is more information about how a portfolio can help...
How Scorers Rate Your Essay on the SAT Writing Test
Below you will see a prompt and two writing samples for the Writing Section of the SAT. In the scoring process two scorers read your essay. Your...
How to Write for the SAT and Score
After spending a minute or two reading and digesting the writing prompt, you have 23 minutes left to write a good essay, not a perfect one, but a...
What to Expect on the Writing Section of the SAT
The first thing to know about the writing section of the SAT is you are expected to write a coherent and well-organized essay in 25 minutes. Think...
Seniors, Beware: An Acceptance Does Not Give You a Vacation
Something happens at colleges during June and July. Admissions Offices begin to check the high school transcripts of the seniors they have accepted.