“Master the SAT Class” DVD Overview  

The “Master the SAT Class” DVD is a thorough investigation of the SAT and PSAT/NMSQT tests and includes an extensive review of all three test sections: Critical Reading, Math, and Writing. Below is an overview of some of the important concepts that will be covered in this 4-DVD set.

INTRO:

• What is the SAT and PSAT/NMSQT and their purposes
• Time-management strategies
• Secrets to when to write in the answers
• How are the tests graded; the two-score system
• What material is found on each test
• 13 Myths about the SAT
• How to earn $500 an hour for college
• The amazing benefits to high test scores
• Easy acronyms to help remember steps to test success

 CRITICAL READING:

• How to cut your Critical Reading time in half
• Why you really don’t need to study thousands of Vocabulary words
• The three main question types in all the passages
• How to find out what they are really asking
• Why you should never have to go through five-answer choices
• The four hidden patterns that make you second-guess yourself
• Know the key words that will always make a question wrong
• How to use your pencil to decode the question
• The most common mistake people make on the Dual Reading Passage
• How not to be fooled by certain questions
• How to eliminate wrong answer choices immediately
• Three tricks to the Dual Reading Passage
• Which words in the answer choice are paramount to circle
• The four recurring tricks hidden in the answer choices
• The vocabulary trick most people fall for
• The secret to answering the Short Reading Passage
• The place to look for the main idea in the Short Passage—it’s always the same
• What words change the direction of the sentence
• How to take advantage of the semi-colon or colon clues in the Sentence Completion
• Why not knowing what the word means is no big deal
• How to answer the double blank questions quickly
• When to ignore the first blank

MATH SECTION :

• How to rarely use your calculator
• How to answer the problems the short way
• Simplifying Roman Numeral questions
• Why memorizing math vocabulary is a must
• What to assume about every math diagram
• Why you should never use their drawings
• What to do with unknown variables
• The hidden math pattern that screams “this is the answer”
• How wrong answers point you to right answer
• How to eliminate 2-3 answers right off the bat
• Why the order of the answers is so important
• How not to fall for the “dummy” answer
• Three easy geometry rhymes to help your remember formulas
• How to think in extremes- large/small opposite/backwards
• The fastest way to answer a fraction question
• How to find out what they are really asking
• How not to make a mistake on the grid-in box
• How to dismantle a scary problem-and answer it fast

WRITING SECTION:

• Write a perfect essay in 15 minutes
• Why the topic is irrelevant
• How to sound smart
• What are the essay judges are really looking for
• The four C’s and four S’s of a great essay
• Types of essay topics that might appear
• The biggest key to an amazing essay
• The timing mistake to avoid
• How to make the best use of all the lines provided
• Recurring patterns and mistakes on the Sentence Error section
• The trick that confuses you on what the subject is in the sentence
• The key to finding the Improving Sentence answer quickly
• What answer to look at first-It’s usually right most of the time
• Recurring Improving Sentence patterns that help you eliminate 2-3 answers first
• Where to find the Improving Paragraph answer without looking at the passage
• Understanding the four question-types in the Improving Paragraph section

After taking this class students can know what to expect on the SAT and PSAT/NMSQT. On test day there should be no surprises!