The Knewton Blog

Some of our team members got jealous of all the Student Spotlight posts we’ve been doing, so we agreed to give them their own 15 minutes of fame. In this week’s Knewton Peeps post, check out Christina Yu, a rockstar member of the Content Team (and blogger extraordinaire). Name: Christina Yu Position (and what you actually do): I’m a Content Developer. I write blog posts and copy for the website as well as educational content… Read more

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There are some very strange creatures roaming the halls here at Knewton today. I’m sitting next to a giant jellyfish as we speak.  And I just saw some sort of furry animal with a mustache dash into another room and WHOA there goes a dude who looks like Uncle Sam meets Axl Rose. There’s an angry chicken slicing zucchini bread in the kitchen and the sound of buzzing light sabers is piercing the air. How much coffee… Read more

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The November 2010 SAT is coming up next week! So what’s the best way to spend your last few days leading up to the test? To start, check out our free test week workshops. Then, follow these five tips for exam day readiness: 1. Buddy up Get together one night during test week (not Friday night!) with a few friends who are also taking the exam and share study tips and strategies. If you can stay… Read more

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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: Relaxation Review – ‘Twas the Night Before the SAT Time: 7:30-8:30 PM Eastern Time If you’re not a Knewton student and would like to attend, sign up here! “Ahhhh – it’s the night before the test! Time to cram, cram, cram, study, study, study,… Read more

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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: Vocab Review! Breaking Down the Words Time: 7:30-8:30 PM Eastern Time If you’re not a Knewton student and would like to attend, sign up here! Are you feeling trepidatious about your vocab chops for this Saturday? Does vocabulary perplex, befuddle, bemuse, confound, or stupefy… Read more

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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: Math Review – Do Something! Time: 7:30-8:30 PM Eastern Time If you’re not a Knewton student and would like to attend, sign up here! Most people would agree that the worst feeling in the world is having your brain freeze when you’re trying to… Read more

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Don’t forget to check out our schedule of Knerd Week SAT workshops here! The SAT essay gets a worse rap than it deserves. Students often believe that it’s impossible to prepare for the essay because there’s a different prompt to answer every single time. While you certainly can’t – and shouldn’t! – write and memorize an essay to use and reuse, there are definitely steps you can take to prepare for the SAT essay. How?… Read more

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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 like to attend, sign up here! In Tuesday’s Knerd Week Workshop, you’ll be reminded of the most important way to conquer the reading section of… Read more

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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 attend, sign up here! College is still almost a year away, but it’s not too early to pack on the Freshman 15. Are we talking… Read more

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Off to college soon? If so, we’ve got a list for you: the top 10 classic collegiate masterpieces that everyone should see. Sure, most of the movies don’t represent the average college experience. But who wants to watch a movie about that? Instead, you’ll get hilarity, inspiration, and many quotable moments to last you for years to come! Without further ado, the list: 1. Rudy (1993) In a nutshell: If you work hard enough, any… Read more

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