Literary devices are techniques and strategies that writers use to strengthen their writing. Whether they are trying to make their arguments more persuasive or better inform readers about a particular topic or create a stronger emotional connection with their audience, authors use literary devices to elevate their work. When you’re in English class, you will often be required to identify the use of literary devices in the various texts you…

If you are aiming for a perfect score on the math sections of the SAT or ACT, you are going to need to know a thing or two about circles. While questions on circles will not make up the majority of your SAT or ACT Math questions, you should expect to see a small handful of them on the test. When you’re aiming for the 99th percentile, every question counts.…

If students don’t reach their target score the first time you take the SAT or ACT, most of them opt to take the test again. After all, the old proverb “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” is true, right? Honestly, this depends on which schools you are applying to in the fall. Most colleges take one of four routes when it comes to considering standardized test scores:…

If you’ve ever read a persuasive essay or listened to someone give a speech, you have seen the power of rhetorical devices. Rhetorical devices are techniques that authors and speakers use to try to persuade their audience to take their side and agree with their point of view. Politicians, for example, use rhetorical devices to help their constituents engage with their platform and to increase the likelihood that their constituents…

If you have test anxiety, you might feel like it will be impossible to do well on high stakes tests like the SAT or the ACT. While these standardized tests are certainly daunting, there are steps you can take to manage your test anxiety and earn a great score. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know about test anxiety and how you can treat your test…

What are all of the factors of 45? If you want the easy answer, I’ll give it to you: 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, and 45. However, if you want to learn how I came up with these answers and discover an easy method to learn all the factors of 45 (or any whole number) yourself, keep reading. What is factoring? Factoring is a math skill you’ll need to know…

For many students, scoring within the top percentile on the ACT feels like an insurmountable challenge. The test is long and filled with challenging questions, and countless students and teachers throughout the years have talked about the difficulty of this test. However, just like many of the challenges we face in life, the ACT- while certainly difficult- is not impossible to master when you’re prepared. When you’re armed with the…

If your sights are set on attending an ivy league school, you will want to score within the 99th percentile on the SAT or ACT.  While it’s possible to earn an 800 on the SAT Math section or to get a perfect score on the ACT Math section, doing so will require you to have a strong understanding of how to read and interpret graphs.  Both the SAT Math section…

Whether you’re trying to score in the 99th percentile on the SAT or ACT, you’re trying to get an “A” in your English class, or you’re revising your essays for your college applications, you’ll need to know about prepositional phrases. When you have a strong command of prepositional phrases, you will be sure to score higher on Writing and Language tests and many of your grammar quizzes in high school.…

If you’re a college bound student, you’ve probably heard your friends, teachers, and parents mention the SAT. They talk about how difficult the test can be for countless students, they warn about preparing for this test early, and they make it clear that doing well on this test can make or break whether or not students will be able to get into the colleges of their dreams. While you may…