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 …
Conquering Senioritis
Each year, shortly after second semester begins, millions of high school seniors are struck with a dangerous disease.  High school diplomas and college acceptances are among the damage inflicted by this infection, and it’s a plague that’s unlikely to be irradiated anytime soon.   It’s conquering senioritis.   And while it’s the sort of epidemic that the CDC can’t possibly hope …
Test Anxiety Game Plan
According to the American Test Anxieties Association, 34-38% of students experience at least moderately-high anxiety when it comes to taking exams. Â Here are some strategies for keeping those test-day nerves in check when it comes to the SAT. The Night Before Practice Makes…Anxious It may be tempting to think sneaking in one more practice test or spending the evening drilling …
5 Big Myths of Test Anxiety
1. Test Anxiety isn’t real. Students just want to get out of exams FALSE: Of all the myths about Test Anxiety, this is by far the most damaging. While there are students out there who may fake a stomach bug to get out of the Presidential Fitness test in Gym or to post-pone that Biology quiz, students with Test Anxiety …