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An ACT State of Mind...

Okay, so the big bad ACT is coming up on Saturday. You're still trying to get back into the swing of things after winter break, and it's hard to prepare for the test when you're

Answering Words-in-Context Questions

Today, we're wrapping up our discussion of the seven types of SAT reading comprehension questions by taking a look at words-in-context questions. These questions test your ability to determine how a word is being used

Functional Math Problems, Part II

In our last post, we looked at some questions involving functions, specifically functions involving money. Today, we’re going to continue our discussion with a look at how functions can be manipulated.

First of all, remember that

How Do I Find the Right Tutor?

On a recent post about signs you might need a tutor, Sparkler AishwaryaCullen left the following comment:
This helps, but I've noticed that all my tutors just restuff the info in my head and don't introduce

Should I Use Direct Quotes in My SAT Essay?

We received a question from Josh M about using quotations on SAT essays:
My English teacher loves quotes. She says that almost every paragraph in our papers needs to include at least one quote. It doesn't