Evil SAT Math Trick of the Week: Time Vampires
After a too-long hiatus, Alex the Archangel (a.k.a. Knewton’s Lead Verbal Developer), is back to reveal another one of the SAT testmakers’ evil tricks. Prepare to step up your SAT prep game! Oh, hello, how are you doing toda–EVIL! I sense evil in our presence! The wind is whistling, the …
SAT Prep: A Crate Full of Ninjas, or, Translating Words to Algebra
Kyle Hausmann is a Content Developer at Knewton, where he helps students with their SAT prep. Translating words to algebra is hugely important on the SAT. The test contains trickily worded problems that are crafted specifically to test this skill. Fortunately, it’s something you can easily improve upon with a …
SAT Prep: When to use Mental Math
Kristen Tracey is a Content Developer at Knewton, where she helps students with their SAT preparation. The SAT lets you use your calculator for any problem, so why would you consider opting out at all? Because a huge part of the test is timing. The faster your mental math is, …
SAT Prep: The Top 10 Tips
Meghan Daniels is the Associate Editor at Knewton Sometimes, it seems like there are enough SAT prep tips out there to fill up the Grand Canyon. Everyone seems to have an opinion on how to conquer the test–from people who know (teachers and tutors) to people who don’t (your grandmother, the …
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