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Evil SAT Math Trick of the Week: Time Vampires

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

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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 wolves are on the prowl, a new season of Jersey Shore is in progress. It must be time for the: SAT EVIL TRICK OF THE… Read more

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SAT Prep: A Crate Full of Ninjas, or, Translating Words to Algebra

Posted on July 27, 2010 by

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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 little bit of practice! As you go through practice SAT math problems,  focus on phrases which signify an operation, a fraction, an equality or inequality…. Read more

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SAT Prep: When to use Mental Math

Posted on June 8, 2010 by

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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, the faster your test-taking can be. Below you’ll find a list of six tips for quick calculation. Some are facts you should simply memorize, if… Read more

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SAT Prep: The Top 10 Tips

Posted on May 27, 2010 by

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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 postman…). With all that advice, it can sometimes be difficult to figure out what’s really important: What will make or break your score? Knewton is here… Read more

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