How To Improve SAT Reading - Why Kids Are Reading More, But Understanding Less
Jul 31, 2014Facebook, Twitter, emails, blogs, and text messages—the younger generations are reading and writing in their daily lives more than ever. While many critics have been predicting a decline in reading...
The New PSAT: A Complete Overview
Jun 30, 2014Just like the SAT, the PSAT is changing. The College Board has announced that the PSAT—a test normally taken by juniors as practice for the SAT—will be reformatted to match the new SAT.
The New SAT Part 5: Essay
Jun 19, 2014What will the new essay section consist of?
Format: 1 essay prompt, 1 reading passage
Time: 50 minutes
What’s changing on the essay?
Passage-Based Prompts: The old SAT asked students to write...
The New SAT Part 4: Math
Jun 17, 2014What will the new math section look like?
- Format: 2 sections
- Calculator Section
- Questions: 30 multiple-choice, 8 grid-ins
- Time: 55 minutes
- No Calculator Section
- Questions: 15 multiple-choice, 5...
The New SAT Part 3: Writing/Language
May 28, 2014What will the new writing/language section look like?
- Format: 4 passages
- Questions: 44 multiple-choice
- Time: 35 minutes
What’s changing in the writing/language section?
Passage-Based: Most of the...
The New SAT Part 1: An Overview
May 19, 2014What will the new SAT look like?
Sections: The new SAT will have 5 sections:
How will it be scored?
Guessing Penalty: There...
Infographic: ArborBridge 2013 by the Numbers
Jan 28, 2014In 2013, more of our students reached their goals on the SAT and ACT than ever before. Extending our reach to 32 countries and 147 schools, we worked with our most diverse group of students yet. Here...
ACT Math Tip: Speed and Preparation are Key!
Dec 08, 2013Though on the surface they may appear to be very similar, the SAT and the ACT are very different. While both tests require similar skills, the ACT requires those skills to be performed much faster...
Math Level 2 Subject Test Tip: Using a Graphing Calculator
Sep 26, 2013One of the more popular SAT subject tests is Mathematics Level 2. Until recently, this test was technically called the Math IIC test, the “C” referring to the fact that the use of a graphing...