Scoring your practice SAT was easy for a few years. The College Board had an app, Daily Practice for the SAT. It was free and would scan and score your practice SAT within a couple of minutes. Despite some glitches and peculiarities, it worked well when it worked. It was a bit finicky and you needed to be careful when scanning your … [Read more...]
UC SAT Announcement
You likely have already heard that the UC System is suspending the SAT/ACT requirement for admissions. Basically, they’ve made standardized tests optional for fall of 2021 admissions. While you can still take an SAT or an ACT for use in your UC application, you needn’t do so. Intermediate Term While the UC system has waived the … [Read more...]
SAT Fall 2020
The SAT Fall 2020 tests will be in testing centers. You should know that the College Board, the parent company of the SAT, has decided against using their online SAT option for students this fall. Instead, they’re going to administer the test at their designated testing centers for August, September, October, November, and … [Read more...]
College Board Announcements Due to Covid
The College Board announcements due to Covid are unsurprising. First, the June SAT and SAT Subject Tests have been cancelled. To make that up, the College Boardwill add an SAT in September. So, from August there will be monthly SAT administrations. The known dates are August 29, October 3, November 7, and December 5. For updates, go to … [Read more...]
SAT Math Formulas
SAT math formulas for your SAT. These are for the regular SAT (older folk might call it the SAT 1), rather than for the SAT Math Subject tests. In addition to the formulas shown above on the first page of each math section (sections 3 and 4), you'll probably want to know these other formulas and how to use them. Linear and … [Read more...]
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Upcoming SAT Dates
Upcoming SAT dates generally follow the pattern of August, October, November, December, March, May, and June. While the upcoming deadlines are not known for the next few years, it's safe to assume they are about a month before the actual testing date. Which Upcoming SAT Dates are Best for You? While you might be excited about taking the … [Read more...]
Your Baseline SAT Score
Your baseline SAT score is important to establish before you embark on any type of SAT prep. In order to create your SAT prep plan, you’ll need to know where you are right now. To do that, you’ll take a REAL practice SAT. Real means it’s from the College Board, the makers of the SAT. Any other test won’t give you an accurate reading. … [Read more...]
SAT Practice Test 1 for Free Download
Your SAT practice test 1 can be downloaded from the link below: Sat-Practice-Test-1 Essay Prompt for the SAT Practice Test 1 This file contains only the multiple choice portion of the SAT. If you want to download the essay prompt, you can do so via the link below: Essay Prompt for the SAT Practice Test 1 Please keep in mind that … [Read more...]
Your Weekly Practice SAT
For Your Weekly Practice SAT you want to be relatively fresh for each section you take. That means you shouldn’t take it when you’re tired, stressed, etc. Best to leave your practice test alone if you don’t have the energy and time to focus. You want to know how you’ll do on the real SAT, not how you'll perform when you’re overly tired. … [Read more...]