by Michael Ionescu | Jul 8, 2021 | Standardized Tests
This is an important announcement for anyone thinking about taking the SAT or ACT, especially the August 28th SAT. I have been hearing from many of my students that many of the test centers in their respective areas have filled up even though registrations just opened...
by Michael Ionescu | May 27, 2021 | Standardized Tests
One of the biggest challenges I’ve seen from students taking the SAT this past season is that it takes far too long for them to get through the reading sections. Almost 85% of my current students need to speed their reading up, so I’m curious if this issue is related...
by Michael Ionescu | Apr 19, 2021 | Standardized Tests
The SAT and ACT do not make it easy for you to truly understand your SAT/ACT scores, or how to improve them. Sure, they invent increasingly more specific subcategories of question types like “Words in Context,” “Analysis In History,” Social Studies,” and “Passport to...
by Michael Ionescu | Jun 13, 2020 | Standardized Tests
It has been a pretty crazy season for students and parents as they try to cope with all of the changes due to the pandemic as well as plan for the uncertainty of the school year ahead. At least a few things seem set in stone now and that is the next SAT’s and ACT’s...
by Michael Ionescu | Oct 28, 2019 | Standardized Tests
The ACT just announced some exciting news that is going to make it the test of choice for many prospective college students. Starting in September 2020, students can selectively retake certain sections of the ACT without having to sit through a whole 4 hours of...
