Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams are a way for students to boost their resumes and get into a great college. While preparing for your APs may seem a little bit challenging at first, creating a study schedule may make it a lot easier when it comes down to balancing school work and studying for the AP exams. Format and …
How to Make Your Own SAT Study Schedule
The SAT is one of the most important standardized tests a student will take in high school, so it is best to go into the test feeling prepared. It may seem a little bit challenging at first, but creating a study schedule may make it a lot easier when it comes down to balancing school work, extracurriculars, and studying for …
ACT Math Hacks: Improve Your Score
Math can be a challenge for many students, especially when it comes to test-taking. For the ACT exam’s math section, it may seem like there are numerous formulas to memorize, concepts to learn, and computations to make. There is little margin for error and only a limited time to finish the questions, so it may feel impossible to score high …
How to Study for the PSAT: Make Your Own PSAT Study Plan
Parents and students often wonder how to study for the PSAT. While the PSAT may be less important than the SAT, that does not mean you can’t make your own PSAT study plan. Creating a schedule to prepare for the PSAT will help you succeed at this test and provide a playbook for when the student needs to begin studying …
ACT English Mistakes Ranked By Rate of Error
The English section of the ACT can be a hurdle for many test-takers, and rightfully so. The questions can appear to be convoluted or sometimes vague. In other subjects such as math, the answers are as simple as applying a formula. But the English section relies on quick reading and analysis. Although it may seem intimidating, this blog will go …
How Time Management Can Improve Your Scores
One of the easiest ways to improve your standardized tests scores is to improve your time management when taking the exams. Unfortunately, managing your time is easier said than done. So many adults struggle to find a healthy balance of how they spend their time, so it’s no wonder that high school students find themselves in the same boat – …
Breakdown of the PSAT 8/9 and PSAT 10: Timing & Content
PSAT 8/9 and PSAT 10 Time Breakdown Section Minutes Questions Reading / Writing 64 54 Math 70 44 Total 134 98 Curvebreakers Offers Private Tutoring for the PSAT Online or In-Person What Subjects Are on the PSAT 8/9 and PSAT 10? Explaining the Scoring of the PSAT Download the PSAT Study Guide Plan for Free! Use …
Time Management for the ACT
Many students see the ACT as an intimidating and stressful task in their lives. With more questions on the exam than minutes to complete it, it can feel like the exam tests sheer speed over intelligence. Clocking in at nearly three hours, the ACT leaves many students feeling like exhaustion is inevitable. But the correct techniques for managing time efficiency …
Benefits of Taking Practice Tests
In the world of SAT and college preparation, practice exams are often looked at as just bitter medicine, a way to help students simulate the environment of high-pressure tests without the risk of failing. But some students often opt out of them due to the perception of it being less important. The fields of science and psychology tell us those …
The Forgotten Power of Flashcards
In many ways, test prep has gone high-tech. There are practice tests online, apps to help you review vocabulary, and digital descriptions of the best way to study for each section. And yet, one of the most powerful ways to prepare for standardized tests is the same one that was probably used by your grandparents–flashcards. Why Flashcards? Physical flashcards offer …