This YouTube video covers the first two essentials of handling SAT Reading new “double” questions – the ones in which the second question in the set asks, “Which of the following text references is the best evidence for the preceding question.” There are 10 pairs of these on the test, for a total of 20 […]

The Reading part of the SAT has 52 questions. Of those, fully 20 (10 pairs) are what I call double questions. That’s roughly 40% of the available points! So, how the student handles this type of question can have a decisive score impact. What I see, though, is that many students have trouble with double […]

Parents of entering seniors,

The summer before a student’s senior year is traditionally a time for parents and the student to battle over writing the college application essay. That’s too bad, because, given plenty of time and the right approach, the process, while difficult, can produce an essay of which your student is quite proud and […]