Nowandforever136 knows you've got an A+ in you somewhere, and she's about to help you find it!—Sparkitors
So a bunch of people probably clicked on this post, right? I’m sure everyone wants to know the secret to acing tests, so here it is: (drumroll, please….)
Bored of studying SAT vocab the traditional way? magicalmarker offers you an awesome alternative!—Sparkitors
It was a breezy Sunday afternoon, and I was contentedly om-nomming some Caramel Crunch Chex Mix. The yakiimo man was patrolling the neighborhood (as though his potatoes could rival my delicious snack), and I was procrastinating on my AP Literature homework, which had piled up when I picked up a delightful stomach virus. As a class we were reading Hamlet, and we had to make sentences with “new” vocabulary (though most of the words weren’t new to my awesome classmates and me). I would rather have just reread Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and that got me thinking: I would compose some Potterific sentences and turn those in! So here are the not-so-new vocabulary terms, used in some Pottertastic sentences for your viewing pleasure. Now excuse me while I brainstorm some more lame hybrid words!
Okay, so maybe taking the SATs on January 22 won’t be quite as much fun as the time you were bit by a rabid crawfish and had to spend three days in a quarantine tent in Chickasaw, Mississippi, but it's gonna be CLOSE. Why? Because we're about to give you the best present EVER: ab-so-lutely FREENookBooks from Kaplan Publishing, including all the SAT workbooks and practice tests you could want. PLUS, free AP exam workbooks AND study guides for the GRE, GMAT, and other standardized tests. So what are you waiting for? Click RIGHT HEREto download the FREE NOOK apps (readable on PCs, iPads, iPhones, and Android smartphones), and then throw your hands up in the air like you just don't care. TODAY JUST BECAME THE BEST DAY EVER.
As a test prep tutor, I hear lots of complaints about the SATs. The test is too long, the reading passages are the most boring things ever, and those huge test prep books—who could ever make it through all those pages and pages of long explanations and reviews in tiny print before you get to the practice tests?
Believe it or not, reading the review material in your test prep books can be very helpful. Since the books themselves don't do you any favors by making the material visually stimulating (the most you can hope for on a page are a few bullet points to break up chunks of text), it's up to you to make the important material stand out a little more. Here are a few ways to do so (assuming those test prep books belong to you and not the library, of course):
We received the following email from a Sparkler looking to have a little fun while she studies:
hey, i was wondering if you could give me some tips on different methods of studying. i need to raise my GPA as soon as possible and i am a complete procrastinator. if you have any "fun" study methods please let me know! thank you ps. excuse the poor grammar skills.
As you’re hanging up those 2010 calendars, you may feel infused with optimism about all the resolutions you’ve made for the year ahead. You’ll cut back on junk food and Cokes! Exercise every day! Amp up your volunteering efforts!… And study hard to improve your grades and test scores, right?
And if you’re like many people, by the end of February, the majority of your resolutions will be discarded like the Hot Cheetos wrappers littering your wastebasket. So how can you keep your resolve to improve your study habits? Here are a few ideas to help you out:
What a great time of year! You just got through with Thanksgiving break, and now you're about to indulge in two weeks or more away from classrooms and cafeteria food. Best of all, you'll spend that time off collecting presents and feasting on cookies with sprinkles.
If you're like us, the last thing you want to do with all this free time is study. Sure, the January 23 SAT and February 2 ACT are right around the corner. But this is your vacation! If guilt or your parents force you to put in some major study time over the winter break, here are some painless ways to get through it:
As if studying for the SAT and ACT isn’t enough, some of you also have those comprehensive end-of-the-year AP tests looming over you. Though there's still another semester to go before test time, many students are (wisely) beginning to think about how to prepare for these tests. One such wise Sparkler, Insiderocean11, wrote to us about an AP U.S. History course that suddenly became a lot less challenging:
Ah, Thanksgiving break. Time to hang with the family, eat some turkey, take a nap, eat more turkey, shop till you drop, replenish you energy with a turkey sandwich, study for the ACT, snack on some chips and turkey dip, watch a football game, eat some turkey cookies...wait a second...one of those doesn't sound right! (And we don't mean the turkey cookies.)
Okay fine, having to study over the holiday hiatus doesn't sound ideal, but we all know that the December 12th ACT test date comes painfully soon after the Thanksgiving break. Don't let this excellent chance to study slip by. Here are some ideas on how to shake up your holiday with a painless sprinkling of ACT prep:
