In preparation for the SAT on October 9, Knewton is hosting Knerd Week. Each day, there will be a new workshop to help you review for the big test. Today’s Workshop: The SAT, the Author, and You Time: 7:30-8:30 PM Eastern Time If you’re not a Knewton student and would… READ MORE
In preparation for the SAT on October 9, Knewton is hosting Knerd Week. Each day, there will be a new workshop to help you review for the big test. Today’s Workshop: Freshman 15 Writing Review Time: 7:30-8:30 PM Eastern Time If you’re not a Knewton student and would like to… READ MORE
For many of you, songs from Disney movies probably formed the soundtrack to your grade-school friendships and pre-adolescent bonding rituals. Now, what if we told you that you could use Disney songs – and more specifically, vocab words contained within these songs – to help prepare for the SAT? Below,… READ MORE
First on the list of Cailey Hall’s recent post, Top 10 SAT Essay Do’s and Don’ts: Take the time to read the essay prompt and make sure you understand what it’s asking. Knewton recommends that you devote a full minute of your total 25 to reading and thinking carefully about… READ MORE
Dear Justin Bieber, Let’s get serious. Justin, you need to think about the SATs. Granted, you were very funny in that sketch with Tina Fey on SNL, and you have amassed a truly astounding number of Youtube subscribers. But despite what the Canadian government, your stylist, and your travel stylist… READ MORE
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… READ MORE
Cailey Hall is the SAT essay guru for Knewton’s SAT prep course. As Knewton’s resident SAT essay grader, I get to read a lot of SAT essays. While every essay is different – and I always enjoy seeing how students choose to tackle the prompts – I do notice some… READ MORE
Jesse is a Content Developer for Knewton’s SAT prep course. Wouldn’t it be crazy if you had to read paragraphs that looked like this? If you had to read paragraphs that looked like this, wouldn’t it be crazy? The reading of paragraphs that looked like this would be crazy, wouldn’t… READ MORE
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,… READ MORE
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… READ MORE
