The math sections on the SAT and ACT will require you to answer geometry related questions.  If you’re taking the test during your junior or senior year, chances are you may be a little rusty when it comes to geometry concepts you learned years before. Before test day, you’ll want to brush up on key formulas for calculating the area, circumference, and volume of different shapes, including spheres. While you…

Whether you take the SAT or the ACT, you are going to need to be comfortable with multiplying fractions.  You will see many questions that require you to not only understand how fractions work, but also be able to multiply these fractions within a limited amount of time.  On the SAT Math sections, you will have 75 seconds per question for the Math (No Calculator) section, and 87 seconds per…

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 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…

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.…