Short Fiction to Help You Prepare for the SAT (and Beyond)
Sick of flipping through the Blue Book for sample Reading Comprehension passages and toting stacks of flashcards around to practice vocabulary? We’ve compiled a list of our favorite short fiction to help you prepare for the SAT, college, and beyond. As you read, be sure to note unfamiliar words and …
What to Read for the SAT and Beyond
Christina Yu is a Content Developer at Knewton, where she helps students with their SAT prep. As a former lecturer in English lit, I love the concept of a “reading list.” In honor of all the reading lists that have shaped my life, here is my stab at the tradition, …
SAT Tip: How to Memorize Vocab Words
Alex is a Content Developer for the Knewton SAT prep course. He thinks he’s super funny, though he’s only very funny. The best way to learn vocab words is to come across them in context in books, in conversations with teachers or parents, on television shows over and over again …
SAT Prep: Evil SAT Trick of the Week #4
Alex Sarlin is the Lead Verbal Developer at Knewton. He moonlights as Knewton’s designated SAT Prep Archangel. Welcome to the fourth installment of “Evil SAT Trick of the Week.” As always, we want to remind you that the makers of the SAT are not evil. They do not break laws, …
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 …
Vocabulary Matters: The SAT, the ACT, and Beyond
This post is from our friend Caroline Romano @ VocabVideos.com, where you learn the SAT vocabulary you need to know. Vocab Videos uses really funny short vocabulary videos to illustrate the meanings of 500 of the most frequently appearing SAT vocabulary words, making them easy to learn and remember. When …
SAT Prep: Evil SAT Trick of the Week
Alex Sarlin, Knewton’s resident Archangel, is also the Lead Verbal Developer for our SAT course, where he helps good triumph over evil, one SAT score at a time. The SAT is not evil. It is a normal multiple-choice test that you take in a normal classroom with a normal #2 …
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