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This post was written by Alex Khurgin. Beware the “senior-spring” fallacy! It is NOT the case that you can “stop working” after submitting your college applications or even after being admitted to a college early-action or early-decision. Remember that almost all colleges do request your final transcript before you ship off to campus in the fall. And sometimes, the college will rescind an offer of admission based on this final transcript. A report published by… Read more

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Cailey Hall is a Content Developer at Knewton If you’ve spent any time lately trying to sort out the intricacies of the College Board’s SAT Score Choice option, you might have concluded that walking to Russia seems simple in comparison. Although the College Board says it will make your life easier, Score Choice can seem awfully puzzling. Fear not! Knewton is here to explain it and help you sort it all out. So what, exactly,… Read more

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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 until you understand what they mean and know how to use them. Unfortunately, this process happens naturally over time; cramming context clues the day before… Read more

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Cailey Hall is a Content Developer @Knewton. The SAT prep industry, like the self-help book industry, is super-saturated with tips on how to be your best you. You can’t mention the test without getting dozens of tips — solicited and unsolicited — on how to ace the test. It can be difficult to cull the good from the bad, the necessary from the optional. With this in mind, the expert SAT teachers at Knewton have… Read more

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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, for example (we assume). They do not kick dogs or shift their eyes back and forth or wear goatees. Unfortunately, some of the traps that… Read more

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