Category: SAT Essay
-
The Liar’s Perfect-Score SAT Essay Template
Hello and welcome to my SAT prep blog! Join my mailing list for subscriber-only content to help your score improve! For years I sought the best SAT essay template that would always work, no matter what the prompt question was. As a professional SAT tutor, I fantasized about a single, all-powerful essay method that could improve any…
-
Must-Know Secrets About SAT Essay Prompts
Hi and welcome to my SAT prep blog! Be sure to join my email list so I can send you exclusive subscriber-only tips to help you! Today we’re going in-depth into tips and insights about the SAT essay. Specifically, we’ll dig into some valuable thoughts and info about the SAT Essay prompts themselves – the…
-
Really, you can lie on the SAT Essay!?
Hi! I’m a perfect-scoring SAT tutor and you should join my mailing list so I can send you free subscriber-only tips and downloads to help your score! Can you believe this?! Did you know that you can flat-out lie when you’re writing your SAT essay? (Right now you’re thinking… “What does he mean, lie… like I can just make stuff…
-
How to restate or rephrase an SAT Essay Prompt
Welcome to my pro tutor’s blog! While you’re here, join my SAT mailing list so I can send you subscriber-only downloads and other exclusive test-prep info! A major function of an SAT essay intro paragraph is to restate the prompt in order to help the reader/grader know what he or she is about to read.…
-
Is my SAT Essay score good or bad?
Welcome! While you’re here, join my mailing list for more tips from a pro SAT tutor including subscriber-only downloads to help your scores! Because students and parents often have no basis of comparison, it can be hard to know if your SAT essay score is good or bad. In the first place, most folks don’t know the…
-
The top 10 tips for the SAT Essay
Welcome to my SAT prep blog! While you’re here, be sure to join my mailing list for exclusive test prep content and subscriber-only pro tips! In my years of SAT tutoring, I’ve found that the essay is one of the biggest sources of stress for students and parents (it really doesn’t need to be!) Most…
-
What is the SAT Essay about?
Hi! While you’re here, join my mailing list so I can send you exclusive content to help you prepare for the SAT! Something about the SAT essay strikes fear into the hearts of my students. A big part of this fear, as with all fears, is simple fear of the unknown – and how much more…
-
What colleges look at your SAT Essay?
Welcome! Be sure to join my SAT prep mailing list for subscriber-only downloads and content to help you prepare! The SAT Writing/Essay section is a fairly recent addition to the test, and colleges are still deciding exactly how to react to it, and how to use it for the admissions process. Believe it or not,…
-
What is the SAT Essay?
Hello and welcome to my pro tutor’s SAT prep blog! Be sure to join my email list while you’re here and I’ll send you even more subscriber-only test prep content and bonuses. This massive post ended up being longer than I expected – but, if you’re looking for a pro tutor’s reference document on the SAT…
-
Can all colleges see your SAT essay?
Welcome to my SAT prep blog! Join my test prep mailing list for subscriber-only bonus downloads and exclusive SAT prep tips from a perfect-scoring independent tutor. Not all colleges have the same policies about the SAT essay, which frequently leads to confusion and misunderstanding regarding the importance of your essay score. In addition, colleges and scholarships have…
-
Does your SAT essay score matter?
Welcome to my SAT prep blog! For special bonuses from a perfect-scoring pro tutor, make sure to join my email list! “I heard the SAT essay doesn’t even matter,” said my first student of the day as we settled into our chairs in my SAT tutoring office. “Oh yeah? Why’s that?” I asked her. “Well,…
-
SAT Essay Guides and References
Welcome to my SAT prep tutoring website! Join my SAT email list for exclusive test-prep content and bonus downloads for subscribers only! When you think about writing the SAT essay you probably get a warm, fuzzy feeling in your stomach right? Not likely; if you’re like many students, the essay is one part of the…
-
What is the Best SAT Essay Length?
Looking for expert tips and score-improving advice on the SAT Essay section? Be sure to join my SAT prep mailing list – I’ll send you exclusive test-prep content you can’t find anywhere else! MIT professor Perelman’s controversial study on SAT Essay length and score: A controversial 2005 study by an MIT professor named Les Perelman found…
-
How to begin an SAT essay
While you are here, be sure to subscribe to my SAT mailing list! Subscribers get exclusive test-prep content to help them prepare! Many students get too hung-up on how to begin their SAT essay – what should they write down first? Honestly, the body paragraphs should be the more important concern – this is where…
-
What is the average SAT essay score?
For subscriber-only bonuses and exclusive test-prep content, sign up for the SAT email list to get even more tips delivered straight to your inbox! The College Board doesn’t release essay scores: When I sat down to write this post, I discovered something interesting: the College Board doesn’t actually release an average SAT essay score. They…
-
Good Examples for the SAT Essay
Looking for specific examples to use on the SAT essay, or for a guide on how to write the SAT essay? Follow those links to get a pro tutor’s perfect-score tips! Because the time limit on the SAT essay is so short (only 25 minutes to answer a random prompt!), it is crucial to have…
-
SAT Essay Time: What’s the best way to use it?
While you’re here today, be sure to join my SAT mailing list for subscriber-only exclusive content to help you for test day! The SAT Essay time limit is extremely short – you only 25 minutes to read a random prompt and produce an effective essay that responds to that prompt. Despite these difficult requirements, your…
-
How to write a great SAT Essay Intro paragraph
I love to give my students confidence-boosting and score-improving expert tips on the SAT. Sign up for my email list today! How to Write an SAT Essay Introduction Paragraph This post is specifically about SAT essay introductions. If you want to learn more about the SAT essay, I suggest you back up to the Introduction…
-
Best SAT Essay Format Tips
Want more in-depth tips from a professional SAT tutor and perfect-scoring essay-writer? Join my email list for exclusive subscriber-only test prep info! How to format your SAT essay Essentially, you should stick with the basics of a solid essay and not get fancy. It’s particularly important to have a good structural plan because the evidence…
-
How To Use Essay Transitions in the SAT Writing Section
Need a complete guide to the SAT essay? My SAT Essay prep book will quickly teach you how to write perfect-scoring essays! The use of good transitions is one key to a well-flowing, organized, and clear SAT essay. If your essay transitions are not refined and clear, then it will be difficult to follow the logic of…
-
How to write a great SAT Essay body paragraph
While you’re here, be sure to join my SAT mailing list! I’ll send you my Urgent Report on SAT Reading and other exclusive test-prep content just for subscribers. How to write a great SAT essay body paragraph Although a good intro is essential and a good conclusion is nice to have, the trust is that…
-
How to write a great SAT Essay Conclusion
Looking for an overview of the SAT essay with a complete set of tips and tricks to massively increase your score? Check out this book: Write The Best SAT Essay of Your Life! If you’re like most students, you might have questions about the conclusion paragraph of the SAT essay. This seems to be one of…
-
How to write a great 5-paragraph SAT Essay
While you’re here, be sure to join my SAT prep email list – I’ll send you an instant download of my Urgent Report on SAT Reading and follow it up with other subscriber-only content! How to write a great 5-paragraph SAT Essay So, you’ve learned about basic SAT Essay Structure, great SAT Essay Evidence, how…
-
SAT Handwriting: How to make your SAT Essay look great
While you’re here today be sure to subscribe to my email list for FREE exclusive content like our Urgent Report on SAT Reading and more! Importance of clear handwriting on the SAT: One of the purposes of good 5-paragraph essay form is to make your argument clear and easy to understand. However, all your cool…
-
Top 5 Historical Examples for the SAT Essay
Click Here to download my e-Book about historical, literary, and personal examples to use for the SAT Essay, with quotes, impressive vocab words, and more! Do you know what to write about on the day of the SAT? This blog post will get students started thinking about what evidence they bring to the…
-
Top 5 Literature Examples for the SAT Essay
Order my e-Book about historical, literary, and personal examples to use for the SAT Essay, with quotes, impressive vocab words, and more! Are your literary examples ready for the SAT Essay? Many of my students complain about not having enough examples or about not having enough time to “think of stuff to say” when…
-
SAT Essay Examples to Use
While you’re here, sign up for my FREE email list – I’ll send SAT-related bonuses for subscribers only, like my Urgent Report on SAT Reading! Ok, so you know that you need some good SAT essay examples to provide strong support for your argument. You want to prepare for the SAT essay with great evidence; you…
-
SAT Essay Evidence: Joseph McCarthy
While you’re here be sure to join my SAT email list to get the Urgent Report on SAT Reading and other subscriber-exclusive content that will help you on all sections of the SAT! I wanted to change things up a little bit for my next bit of SAT essay evidence and go with someone a little…
-
SAT Essay Evidence: Ludwig van Beethoven
While you’re here today, be sure to join my SAT email list to get the Urgent Report on SAT Reading and other subscriber-exclusive content that will help you with test time! I recently mentioned that, when it comes to the evidence you use for your SAT essay, you should both prepare your examples in advance…
-
You should only use SAT Essay evidence that you care about
While you’re here, be sure to join my free SAT email list to download the Urgent Report on SAT Reading and get access to other great subscriber-only exclusives! I was just talking with an SAT prep tutoring student of mine about the idea of not always using the same boring evidence to write the SAT…
-
SAT Essay Tips: Don’t slow your writing down!
Before you go any further, be sure to join my SAT email list for FREE subscriber-only bonuses and exclusive content mailed straight to your inbox. Alright folks – sorry I’ve been away for this last week. I met a lovely young lady and she has been distracting me from SAT prep with trips to the…
-
SAT Essay Evidence: Nicolaus Copernicus
Looking for more help on the SAT Essay that you can download today? Check out 30 More SAT Essay Examples To Use, as well as my Guidebook To Writing The SAT Essay! Here’s another great historical figure to use for your SAT essay evidence bank! (In case you’re new to my SAT blog, let me…
-
SAT Essay Evidence: Mahatma Gandhi
Looking for more help? Check out 30 More SAT Essay Examples To Use, as well as my Guidebook To Writing The SAT Essay! So I had a great idea! I’m starting a new feature on the blog, which is: the analysis of specific people, places, events, literature, and the like that can be used to…
-
Three pro tips for the SAT Essay
Thanks for visiting! While you’re here today, be sure to claim your Free Urgent Report on SAT Critical Reading by joining my email list! In addition, I’ll send you great subscriber-only bonuses to help with the SAT! Today is June 4th, 2011 – the last SAT test date of the 2010-2011 school year! In honor…