Category: Test Prep

Unexpected Results: Test Scores Can Uncover a Learning Disability

Posted by: admin on March 15th, 2019

Standardized tests have few virtues but not all are vices. One positive is that the tests serve as a tool for flagging a possible learning disability. How so? I’ve often asked my friend and partner-in-scribe , psychologist Dr. Bill Stixrud: “How does a teacher/tutor know when to refer a student for an evaluation and possible […]

Sophomore SAT? Maybe if it’s a Subject Test

Posted by: admin on March 14th, 2019

Originally published January 30, 2019; updated January 15, 2020 Many of you took a PSAT this year, and that’s great. Your results will be super helpful when you begin thinking about whether the SAT or the ACT is right for you. But please don’t worry about that yet. Unless you’re a heavily recruited five-star athlete […]

The New ACT-SAT Concordance and, More Importantly, What to Do About It

Posted by: admin on March 14th, 2019

On June 14, College Board and ACT released an updated concordance between scores on the ACT and scores on the recently revised 2016 SAT. For a wonderfully detailed quantitative assessment, I strongly recommend you read the excellent post from Compass Prep. The changes to the concordance can be briefly summarized as follows: Higher scores (SAT […]

The Air is Ripe With AP Exams, SAT Subject Tests (Oh, and Spring)

Posted by: admin on March 14th, 2019

revised March 8, 2020 Spring To-Do List Ah, spring! No more freezing rain and weather-related late starts. You’re finally creeping out from under the midterms and semester projects of winter, ready to embrace the growing season of a new year. As such, you’ll want to turn your attention to some of the excitement spring has […]

Should I Retake the SAT or ACT?

Posted by: admin on March 14th, 2019

Tuesday was the first day of spring, which is great news for most people but perhaps not if you’re a high school junior. Spring brings term papers, APs, and, possibly, another go at the SAT or ACT. You likely have taken at least one test at this point and might be wondering, “Should I take […]

Reflecting On Your First PSAT

Posted by: admin on March 12th, 2019

Congratulations! It’s officially fall and the PSAT is behind you. What do you do now? Forget it and walk away? Bide your time until the holidays? Even though you’re not a junior, for whom the test has marginally more significance, there is still value in revisiting the test you just took. Results are scheduled to […]

Understanding Your PSAT Scores

Posted by: admin on March 12th, 2019

With any luck, your first reaction to your PSAT scores was to hang up the score report on the refrigerator rather than ball it up in the wastebasket. But either way, you should remember that the PSAT was only practice: good scores won’t get you into college and poor scores won’t keep you out. The […]

LSAT vs GRE: Which Should You Take?

Posted by: admin on March 6th, 2019

Law students have always come from a variety of backgrounds. The typical incoming class has its fair share of political science and history majors, but it also includes scientists, artists, and business experts, among many others. As diverse as their paths to law school might have been, however, these students always had one thing in […]

Last-Minute AP Exam Tips

Posted by: admin on March 6th, 2019

With AP exams rapidly approaching, here are some short bits of advice about the last days of studying and the test-day experience itself from our tutors for some of the most popular tests our students take. Above all else, remember to keep calm — you’ve got this! AP Biology The AP Bio exam requires you […]

Making Time for Test Prep

Posted by: admin on March 6th, 2019

The spring semester is upon us, and with it brings AP exams, spring musicals, college visits, a new sports schedule, and, just maybe, another go at the SAT or ACT. So how do you find the time to balance all the competing demands on your time yet still prepare to do your best? Make it […]