The redesigned New SAT came out on March 5th. For the first time in over a decade, the College Board made some major changes to the SAT, including going back to a 1600-point scale (instead of 2400). Here are some prep tips for high school sophomores and juniors who will be taking the New SAT on either May or June! Note that we have an online March-April SAT Class taught by…

I’ve decided to publish my first self-development book, Self-Made Success: Ivy League Shark Tank Entrepreneur Reveals 48 Secret Strategies To Live Happier, Healthier, and Wealthier. You can order it here. I release an excerpt from the book every Sunday as a series of blog posts called “Self-Made Sundays.” Below is the fourth blog post. Read the last one here. Success Strategy: Understand That Million-Dollar Ideas Are Easy Million-dollar ideas are everywhere. Having a million-dollar idea is…

I’ve decided to publish my first self-development book, Self-Made Success: Ivy League Shark Tank Entrepreneur Reveals 48 Secret Strategies To Live Happier, Healthier, and Wealthier. You can order it here. I release an excerpt from the book every Sunday as a series of blog posts called “Self-Made Sundays.” Below is the third blog post. Read the last one here. At 2400 Expert, we use three principles in our SAT & ACT prep courses: Strategy, Example, and…

I’ve decided to publish my first self-development book, Self-Made Success: Ivy League Shark Tank Entrepreneur Reveals 48 Secret Strategies To Live Happier, Healthier, and Wealthier. You can order it here. I will release an excerpt from the book every Sunday as a series of blog posts called “Self-Made Sundays.” Below is the second blog post. Read the first one here. At 2400 Expert, we use three principles in our SAT & ACT prep courses:…

(Photo Credit: Flickr | Brian Solis) I aired on ABC’s Shark Tank on January 29th and made a deal with Mark Cuban for $250,000 for a 20% stake in my test preparation company, 2400 Expert. One item not aired on television is when Mark Cuban told me he thought I was a “young Tony Robbins.” Following his lead, I’ve decided to publish my first self-development book, Self-Made Success: Ivy League Shark…

How To Get On Shark Tank In 2 Months I stood in line with 500 other entrepreneurs for nine hours at an open call audition for Shark Tank in New York on April 9th. I pitched my business in front of Mark Cuban, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner, and Robert Herjavec in Hollywood on June 24th. I am now going to air on ABC’s Shark Tank on Friday, January 29th…

2400 Expert To Air On ABC’s Shark Tank on January 29th The chance of getting on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank is 0.2%. The chance of getting a perfect SAT score is 0.02%. The chance of doing both is 0.004%. That’s exactly what 2400 Expert Founder Shaan Patel has done! Shaan Patel will be appearing on ABC’s Shark Tank on Friday, January 29th. As 7 million viewers watch, Patel will be pitching a…

Class of 2017 National Merit PSAT Cutoff Scores [sat_one] Why Is PSAT Important? PSAT is the doorway to a National Merit Scholarship. PSAT scores just came out! Many parents and students don’t take the PSAT seriously because they think of it as a “Practice” SAT. However, the PSAT is important because it is also the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT). If you score high enough on it, you can…

How To Prepare For the PSAT Many students and parents ask us if we offer a PSAT course at 2400 Expert. The answer is no. There is simply no reason to prep separately for the PSAT. The PSAT is essentially a dumbed-down version of the SAT. [sat_one] It is about half the length of the SAT, the math is not as difficult, and there is no essay section. However, the rest…

Don’t know whether you should take the ACT® test or SAT? Watch this short video to make a decision! [sat_one]