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Secrets of SAT Reading & Writing

Featuring Brian Galvin

Teacher, Author, Multiple-Choice Magician

About Brian

The owner of 99th percentile scores on the ACT and GMAT exams, Brian has over 3 million YouTube views of his standardized test strategy videos and has taught tens of thousands of SAT, ACT, GMAT, and GRE students. He is the co-author of test prep books for Veritas Prep and Varsity Tutors, and hosts the Varsity Tutors StarCourse series via which he creates lesson plans with astronauts, Olympians, TV hosts, and Oscar winners. Brian earned a masters degree in education from the University of Michigan, and serves as Chief Academic Officer at Varsity Tutors.

About the class

The very elements that make the SAT tricky can become your competitive advantage if you know what to look for. And that’s good news because the “standardized” in “standardized test” means the SAT uses the same kinds of question structures, writes the same kinds of trap answers, and employs the same kinds of devices to “hide” its right answers on every test. In this class, you’ll learn exactly what to look for as we examine the secrets of SAT Reading and Writing, including:

•How to recognize subtle but fatal flaws in wrong answer choices.

•How to avoid the most common mistakes test-takers make.

•How to pick up on clues in questions and answer choices.

•And much more!

Boost your SAT score and take the exam with confidence knowing the secrets and shortcuts that save time, minimize mistakes, and maximize performance.

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