How to Score an 800 on the Math Portion of the SAT

Tam VisherSAT Resources

You do well in math class and you are comfortable with numbers. But, you got a 650 on the math section of your first SAT and you think you could do better. What should you do? LOOK AT YOUR MISTAKES First, look at your mistakes and categorize them. The majority of mistakes fall into two categories: silly mistakes on easy … Read More

SAT Test Prep Courses Don’t Work

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Parents of college-bound students who want to help their kids score better on the SAT often wonder whether their money would be better spent on a specialized SAT test prep program or on a more expensive private tutor. Companies like Kaplan and Princeton Review spend huge sums of money advertising their programs as viable and economic alternatives to private tutors … Read More

Best books for SAT prep

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Kaplan writes them, The Princeton Review writes them, Barron’s writes them… Lots of other companies and individuals write them too. You have probably noticed that there are a huge number of SAT prep books out there – How do you decide which one (or ones) are the best? And how many do you need, anyway? Although I haven’t used every … Read More