…e well advised to spend the final days of preparation reviewing and, okay, cramming in as much of that material as you can—vocab, math facts, and the seven big grammar rules (nine for the ACTs). If you are aCollegePrepExpress student, you should be focusing on memorizing all the material in the Notes on the Practice Tests, which you can always grab off the private downloadssection of our site. Practice deep breathing and relaxation at each study s…
…in. For geeks (and that’s a good thing at CollegePrepExpress), make a Quizlet list and use Quizlet tools to make it part of your working vocabulary. For more SAT study tips, be sure to listen to the next “Prep Talk” with CollegePrepExpress, 1/18/12: Prepping and Cramming for the Jan. 28 SATs GOING ON NOW: SAT VOCAB-BUILDING CONTEST!! Related blogs and videos: Five Ways to Make Standardized Tests More Fun Repetition is the Key to Mastery Learning V…
…e well advised to spend the final days of preparation reviewing and, okay, cramming in as much of that material as you can—vocab, math facts, and the seven big grammar rules (ten for the ACTs). If you are aCollegePrepExpress student, you should be focusing on memorizing all the support materials, which you can always grab off the private downloads section of our site. Practice deep breathing and relaxation at each study session. Whether you’re abo…
…lp making a bad impression. Use good diction. You’ve spent countless hours cramming juicy SAT vocab into your brain (right?!). Now’s the time to drop two or three felicitous bombs (see what I did there?). Similarly, avoid low-brow words like “thing,” “very,” “a lot” and any form of slang. On standardized tests, a “kid” is a baby goat and “mad” means insane. This is the wonderful world of Standard Written English, which is to say, it’s formal. Star…
…r 6-Session SAT (starts 4/27) and 6-Session ACT (starts 5/3) prep classes. Cramming is not a great solution for long-term learning gains, but it goes far over a 6-week dash to SAT and ACT game day. Regardless of your learning style and general approach, if you’re taking the SAT on June 7 or the ACT on June 14, schedule your work such that you’ll PEAK ON EXAM DAY. You can plan your daily/nightly prep and practice such that you’ll do a little bit mo…
…r scores take off for the stratosphere. Commit NOW to a regular routine of practice and study, practice and study, practice and study, and the entire application process gets a whole lot easier. Related Links: The Secret Magic Formula to Cramming for SATs and ACTs The Secret to High Scores on the SAT & ACT Revisited Repetition is the Key to Mastery! Quizlet.com: Fun, Free, and Effective Managing Stress in the College Admissions Game Mindfulness-Ba…
…n. That means students reading five pages of the dictionary every night or cramming the box of 5000 cards mom or dad bought in a panic are wasting their time. One of the tricks to test prep is working smart, not necessary long. Wouldn’t it be great if we knew all the most commonly appearing words on the SAT? Hey, guess what? We do 😉 And wouldn’t it be great if someone published a single webpage with links to lots of helpful vocab-building tools fe…
…es and scores. So prioritize! Visit www.CollegePrepExpress.com for more study tips, helpful resources, book recommendations, and class information. You might also be interested in our Grammar Overview video (on SALE below) and our ACT and SAT Prep Packs—great options for cramming in the final days before the big exams. (For just $5.99 each, they’re really a no-brainer!) 🙂 Finally, here are some links just for juniors like you! http://www.quintcare…
…body of material. Spend the final days of preparation reviewing and, okay, cramming as much of that material as you can: math facts (CPE’s Math Review Packet©), the 10 Essential Grammar Rules©, and items you got wrong on your practice tests. Practice deep breathing and relaxation at each study session. Whether you’re about to take a timed practice section or review your notes or go over problems you previously got wrong—begin each study session by…
