How can a tutor help you master the SAT?

The SAT is administered to high school students. It is a standardized, paper-based test that objectively assesses writing, mathematical, and critical reading skills. The College Board develops the exam, and the Educational Testing Service administers it. Most colleges and universities use your SAT performance as one of the selection criteria for admittance. This means that if you ace your SAT exam, then your chances of being admitted to good or prestigious colleges are high. However, you may face challenges when preparing for the exam. A skilled SAT tutor can try to help you overcome these challenges, and prepare well for the test. If you're preparing for the SAT, Varsity Tutors can assist you in finding an experienced tutor in Cranston.

The SAT adopted an expanded scoring system in the spring of 2016. The sections were revised, and the following sections introduced: the math, and the evidence-based reading and writing sections. There is also an optional essay that you can take. To ace the SAT, you need a dedicated study plan that will allow you to prepare properly. An expert SAT tutor will assist you to develop a personalized and dedicated study plan after assessing your competencies in the tested skills and determining your problem areas. Your professional tutor will then make sure that your tutoring sessions address these problem areas so as to optimize your studies. An expert SAT tutor in Cranston, RI, could help you make the most of your study time.

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"We reviewed the student's most recent practice test. He did a fantastic job and showed significant improvement. He scored a 1240 overall, and a 620 on each section. We also reviewed the questions that he got wrong. For writing, he got nearly every question right on the second try. For math, we reviewed a few new concepts. The student has asked that we spend extra time on circles which we will do in our final session. "

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"In this session, we worked on the student's upcoming English state assessment exam. Overall, he seems well prepared for the essay and has received a lot of good tips from his teachers in school. I added by suggesting that he keep his ideas clear and distinct when setting up his paragraphs, and that he explain and analyze every piece of text that he quotes from the given passages. The readers want to see students engaging with the material. For the reading, we went over this much like we did with the SAT. I noted that using deductive reasoning could definitely help with these problems, as he gets quickly attached to certain answers when he goes in looking for the correct answer. I also suggested that he be careful when looking back to the text, and to make sure he has a good understanding of the "big picture" before he goes into answering the questions."

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"This was my final session with the student before her SAT on Saturday. For homework she had completed a simulated SAT test. Today we scored the test together and worked through as many missed questions as possible. She scored a 1200 on this practice exam, which is her target score for Saturday's test, and a 110 point improvement from her previous score. The student and I were able to make it through correcting the Critical Reading and both Math sections."

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"We covered a number of writing and math sections. The student was able to get the majority of questions right (probably above 90 percent) even though I gave him high difficulty problems. I think that if anything he could memorize a few volume and surface area formulas in the rare event they come up on the test and some combinations and permutation formulas. He was able to use the formulas to successfully get the correct answers. He also did well on the writing section in general, and was able to get most questions right as well as analysis/main point questions. A few of the comma questions were tricky, but he was able to get most right. Overall, I believe that he will do great on the test, as he showed a lot of improvement from yesterday on the writing section, especially with regard to subject-verb agreement."

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"At our third session, the student worked through material from three math problem sets. One was a mix of algebra II topics, one was on linear equations, and one on quadratic equations. These are the most common content areas on the SAT math test. She did very well on the topics she knew and picked up new material very quickly. The practice problems from this session were mostly discrete calculations, but the questions on the test will be mostly word problems. At our fourth session on Thursday, she will apply the concepts from our most recent sessions to word problems like the ones she will see on the test."

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How can a tutor help you master the SAT?

Private 1-on-1 Tutoring by Harvard Honors Grads! We serve Boston and all Suburbs.

Recent Tutoring Session Reviews