Parents have been asking me which schools use Score Choice and which don’t. (Here’s a great explanation of Score Choice.) Here’s a list of Score Use Practices from the College Board to get you started. But I would still recommend you call the school that you are interested in to double check its policy. Image […]
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A Better Way to Learn Vocabulary Words
There’s a better way to learn vocabulary words! Instead of asking students to look up words in the dictionary, I send them to Vocabulary.com. You can take Challenges where Vocabulary.com will give you a number of different questions to help you understand the words you’re studying. And they provide much more context than just a […]
Good luck on the SAT!
Good luck to all my students (and everyone else – including me!) taking the SAT tomorrow! You’ve prepared and practiced – now it is time for the performance. I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. ~Thomas Jefferson Image source: The […]
'Twas the Night Before the SATs
Dr. Nancy Berk, author of the fabulous College Bound and Gagged: How to Help Your Kid Get into a Great College Without Losing Your Savings, Your Relationship, or Your Mind, with a humorous take on the SATs.
November SAT Results Are Back
Woo hoo! I love the days that the scores come back in. Congratulations to all my students! C. wanted to pull up her math score. So we spend 3 hours of tutoring working on math and 1 hour working on writing. She pulled up her math score from a 580 (70th percentile) to a 630 […]
Last chance to register for the December SAT test
Tomorrow, November 8, is the deadline to register for the last SAT of this year. If you haven’t already done so, zip on over to the College Board and register. Image credit: Shadowfall on Flickr