This might be the biggest whopper of them all! A College Board essay grader has between one and two minutes to look at your essay—and they are paid by the essay—and that means your essay is no more valuable or … Continue reading
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This is completely false, and in fact, it can often times be the opposite situation. The SAT tests tricky, straightforward math and covers the following math subject areas: Arithmetic Geometry Algebra Algebra II (but only on the hardest problems!) In … Continue reading
Name: Victoria Shaw Age: 17 Current year: Junior Expected graduation year: 2014 Possible majors: Music business, communications, or audio/video production Something people would be surprised to know about you: I love getting called on in class! I enjoy participating and … Continue reading
Yup, this one is true! Remember what we said earlier? You receive -1/4 of a point for every question you get wrong. Therefore, for every four you get wrong, you need to get at least one question right to cancel … Continue reading
The movie Monsters University doesn’t come out until June, but this past week a “University” commercial was released. Would you go to Monsters University? What would you major in?
This proves true in AP calculus because that last question on your test is worth 20 points and requires 17 steps to solve. Not true for the SAT or for most standardized tests. Every question on the SAT follows the … Continue reading
Do you really want the fate of where you go to college into to fall on blind guessing? I didn’t think so. Once upon a time, there was truth in this statement. Prior to 2000, the answer choice “C” did … Continue reading