In the class, students will learn...

SAT Summary

• What is the purpose of the SAT
• What does the test contain
• How do you answer the test
• How is the test scored
• Important facts about the SAT and PSAT/NMSQT
• How to earn $500 hour for college
• How to Plan for test success
• 13 myths about the SAT and PSAT/NMSQT

           
On the Critical Reading Section

• The three main question types on the long passages
• How not to be fooled by certain questions
• The answer choice that is usually wrong
• Why you must avoid the acronym S.O.N.
• How to cut your Critical Reading time in half
• The words in the answer choices that are paramount to circle
• The four recurring tricks hidden in the answer choices
• How not to have to read the answer choices
• The vocabulary trick most people fall for
• Which question type is out of place and what to do about it
• The secret to answering the Short Reading Passage
• The most common mistake most people make on the Dual Reading Passage
• The three tricks on the Dual Passage questions that confuse students
• The key word to look for on the Sentence Completion section
• Take advantage of the semi-colon or colon clues
• When to know if the unknown word is the correct answer
• How to answer the double blank questions quickly

           
On the Math Section

• How to rarely use your calculator
• Where to find the math formulas for the test
• Two important facts about figures that are drawn incorrectly
• What to do with unknown variables
• The hidden math pattern that screams “this is the answer”
• How wrong answers point you to right answer by observing their patterns
• The secret of the funny geometry figure
• Strange problems and their formulas revealed
• Two digits that can help you answer a question fast
• Eliminate 2-3 answers right off the bat
• Avoid being fooled by question set-ups
• The question type that fools most people
• Why the order of the answers are so important
• Three easy geometry rhymes to help your remember formulas
• Know the difference in ALL, Some and None
• Never again forget meanings of Mean, Mode, and Median
• Why you shouldn’t separate certain factors in a problem
• The fastest way to answer a fraction question
• Find the range-find the answer
• Rate questions will never be the same
• Why spaces matter on the Student-Response questions
• Why you must watch the signs when marking answers on the grid box
• Think extremes when it comes to logic
• How to dismantle a scary problem
• Simplified made simple
• Paying attention has never been more important
• Unravel the SAT tables
• Learn to think backwards
• Decoding the questions about parts, average and whole
• Discerning probability, counting and combination problems

 

On The Writing Section

• Why the essay was added
• What are the essay judges looking for
• The four C’s and four S’s of a great essay
• Who’s doing the judging
• Types of essay topics that might appear
• The biggest key to an amazing essay
• The second key to an amazing essay
• What structure gets the judges attention
• Should you use an outline
• Two essay outlines that get the high scores
• The timing mistake to avoid
• How to make the best use of all the lines provided
• Most common mistakes on the Sentence Error section
• How many questions have no errors
• Find the subject-find the answer
• Recurring mistakes on the Improving Sentences
• The key to finding the Improving Sentence answer quickly
• Four question types on the Improving Paragraph section
• Answering Improving Paragraph questions in shorter time