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The Secret Magic Formula for Cramming for SATs & ACTs

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…SERIOUS—it’s time to CRAM. The secret magic formula for standardized test cramming is simply this: Spend 30 minutes a day MEMORIZING material that’s covered on the exam and spend 20-30 minutes a day taking one practice section per night. Each week of implementing this magic formula, of waving this magic wand, will net you approximately one full practice test and 3.5 hours of learning the material that’s covered on it. Do this two or three weeks i…

Got ACT on 9/21? 5 Tips for Cramming

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…and tips from Dr. Yo: Beating the ACT, All About the ACT, and Prepping and Cramming for the ACT Read our other blog posts about the ACT: 12 Tips for SAT/ACT Game Day, 5 Tips To High Scores on SAT and ACT Essays, ACT Math and SAT Subject Test Math 1 (there are more; to find them, type ACT in the search box) If you need help going over your mistakes on your practice tests, sign up for one or two hours of private tutoring, live or online, and we’ll t…

Got ACT on 9/21? 5 Tips for Cramming

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…and tips from Dr. Yo: Beating the ACT, All About the ACT, and Prepping and Cramming for the ACT Read our other blog posts about the ACT: 12 Tips for SAT/ACT Game Day, 5 Tips To High Scores on SAT and ACT Essays, ACT Math and SAT Subject Test Math 1 (there are more; to find them, type ACT in the search box) If you need help going over your mistakes on your practice tests, sign up for one or two hours of private tutoring, live or online, and we’ll t…

Taking the ACT This Weekend? Here’s Your 5-Point Checklist for Cramming

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…and tips from Dr. Yo: Beating the ACT, All About the ACT, and Prepping and Cramming for the ACT Read our other blog posts about the ACT: 12 Tips for SAT/ACT Game Day, 5 Tips To High Scores on SAT and ACT Essays, ACT Math and SAT Subject Test Math 1 (there are more; to find them, type ACT in the search box) If you need help going over your mistakes on your practice tests, sign up for one or two hours of private tutoring, live or online, and we’ll t…

Got ACT Soon? 5 Tips for Cramming

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…and tips from Dr. Yo: Beating the ACT, All About the ACT, and Prepping and Cramming for the ACT Read our other blog posts about the ACT: 12 Tips for SAT/ACT Game Day, 5 Tips To High Scores on SAT and ACT Essays, ACT Math and SAT Subject Test Math 1 (there are more; to find them, type ACT in the search box) If you need help going over your mistakes on your practice tests, sign up for one or two hours of private tutoring, live or online, and we’ll t…

Taking the ACT this weekend? 5 Tips for Cramming

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…and tips from Dr. Yo: Beating the ACT, All About the ACT, and Prepping and Cramming for the ACT Read our other blog posts about the ACT: 12 Tips for SAT/ACT Game Day, 5 Tips To High Scores on SAT and ACT Essays, ACT Math and SAT Subject Test Math 1 (there are more; to find them, type ACT in the search box) If you need help going over your mistakes on your practice tests, sign up for one or two hours of private tutoring, live or online, and we’ll t…

Taking the ACT Next Weekend? 5 Tips for Cramming

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…and tips from Dr. Yo: Beating the ACT, All About the ACT, and Prepping and Cramming for the ACT Read our other blog posts about the ACT: 12 Tips for SAT/ACT Game Day, 5 Tips To High Scores on SAT and ACT Essays, ACT Math and SAT Subject Test Math 1 (there are more; to find them, type ACT in the search box) If you need help going over your mistakes on your practice tests, sign up for one or two hours of private tutoring, live or online, and we’ll t…

Prepping and Cramming for the January SATs

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Listen to internet radio with CollegePrepExpress on Blog Talk Radio How can I quickly and permanently improve my vocab for the SATs? Exactly what math topics and are NOT on the SAT? How can I study for the Writing section of the SAT? When should I guess? What’s the best way to manage my time? If you have these and similar questions, join Dr. Yo and his panel of teen experts as they help you get ready for the January 28, 2012 SAT (or any SAT exam…

5-Point Checklist to Prep for the ACT in a Week…or Less!

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…for five days if you’re committed and really want high scores—we call this cramming and it does work!) Listen to our three 30-min “Prep Talks” with College Prep Express, either on our site or on iTunes, to hear advice from your high-scoring peers and tips from Dr. Yo: Beating the ACT, All About the ACT, and Prepping and Cramming for the ACT Read our other blog posts about the ACT: Why the ACT is just as important as the SAT, 12 Tips for SAT/ACT Ga…

Five Ways to Make Standardized Tests More Fun

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…r practice routine (see the links below for “The Secret Magical Formula to Cramming for SATs and ACTs” and “The Secret to High Scores on the SAT & ACT Revisited”) and to chart your results after each practice test. CPE students, for example, use Bi-Weekly Daily To-Do Checklists, which affords them both a regimen of studying specific material and taking practice tests and a little endorphin rush every time they put a check in a box, and then enter…

The Secret to High Scores on the SAT & ACT Revisited

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…This time last year I posted a blog revealing The Secret Magic Formula for Cramming for SATs & ACTs. The normal prescription for standardized test prep for students at CollegePrepExpress involves 20-30 minutes per night, alternating practice tests and review. To cram in the week or month before a given exam, simply double up on the formula, as suggested in the heart of last year’s blog: The secret magic formula for standardized test cramming is si…

Learning Vocab Long-Term

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…ttle bit every day is THE KEY to long-term retention. That is, rather than cramming for an hour once in a blue moon, you review your word list for just a few minutes once or twice a day. To make this process more interesting and enjoyable, why not try using virtual flash cards? That’s right, virtual flash cards. If you Google “flash cards Mac” or “flash cards Windows,” you’ll find a bunch of free software choices. There are a whole bunch of mobile…

Standardized Test Planning, Grades 9-12

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…, June. When the spring rolls around and your friends are freaking out and cramming, you will simply have to review ;-). Juniors and seniors have to concern themselves with ACTs and SATs, as well as Subject Tests, and I strongly encourage everyone to take BOTH. See my June 17, 2008 blog for all the reasons why. Again, in the name of maximizing your learning and preparation time, there is no good reason to take these tests before the spring of juni…