
I chose my SAT Test Prep technique for next month: Grockit
I first heard about Grockit Fall that is last in Wall St. Journal and have been wondering ever since. My continued (and increasing?) aversion to online courses has made me a lot more eager (god forbid I’m lacking the ‘online education’ gene…..)
I’d also love to hear they have been effective from you about the SAT test prep methods that you’ve tried, and whether (or not.
Perhaps you have utilized books? Taken courses? Been tutored?
Please leave feedback below, or email me independently. We am mapping out the remainder of my year and want to include your experiences into my decision.
FAQs
Q. Do you really think it is possible to get a SAT score that is perfect?
A. Yes, I do, though i have already been accused of being an optimist on numerous occasions.
Q. Exactly What occurs if you do not get the perfect score?
A. It’s about the journey (my means of rationalizing, maybe, but it is exactly what I do think).
Q. Does your son feel more pressure to have the perfect score now that you are doing this?
A. We want. No, he doesn’t. That said, he has become interested in the SATs given that i have climbed into the trenches with him. In fact, he said to me final night ‘Mom, when can we do SAT work again?’ (We swear to you. This is an honest to god estimate from 10, 2011 april)
Q. Would you learn on a regular basis?
A. No, I learn for an average of 2 hours per day. You can track my hours on the Progress Calendar on the website. I do my best to log the truth each and every day.
Q. How did you are doing on the SATs in high school?
A. Abysmally. Witness my scores on this website post.
Q. Just What occurs after the 12 months? Then what?
A. The ACTs! (Kidding. We’m actually not sure yet.)
Q. What do the SATs is thought by you are testing?
A. Critical reasoning, reading skills, basic core knowledge (in other words. math, sentence structure, etc.).
Q. You think they have been a measure that is good of well a person does?
A. No! Listen to this Hash Hags interview for evidence that low scorers can do well in still life. That stated, exactly what’s the harm in learning more?
Kaplan Props and the Amazing Disappearing Day
Update from video:
I broke down the ‘SAT in a Box’ again during dinner tonight……..and No Go.
My child is at the table this right time and she’d have none of that. She prefers discussions about ‘Facebook friend requests,’ and such. And there was no method my son was going to operate for all those Kaplan cards and tell her how much fun we had last night.
I even offered up cash for the first right answer — however the amount must not need been incentivising, because also that did not entice.
Kaplan Vs. Kaplan: I’ve Fully Fused With Whole Library
We invested a good chunk of uninterrupted time that is SAT (unusual for me).
Nearly all of my time had been spent reading two Kaplan SAT publications, one from each end regarding the spectrum:
- Kaplan SAT Strategies for Super Busy Students (henceforth known as the Captain Underpants book that is looking
- Kaplan SAT 2400: Advanced Prep for Advanced Students
Because there is some overlap (i.e. the Kaplan ‘method’), the product is diverse enough to make both well worth it, in my experience.
The Super Busy book contains lots of listings, which I’m a total sucker for:
- 100 Essential Math Concepts
- 21 most Grammar that is common Errors
- 5 Most Typical Improving Sentence Errors
The 2400 book digs deep into the nuances of this SAT.
I have no basic concept if any of the is working, but I can say that I’m enjoying the Kaplan publications enormously. I must test myself quickly with some Blue Book so I can see if any of this is certainly working, or if We’m just having a good time.
When It Comes to Training, I Prefer Books to Videos
I am a fan that is huge of Khan Academy studybays”> while having blogged about it enthusiastically several times.
Having said that, I have always been in the camp that is same Catherine Johnson when it comes learning from the video, versus learning from a book: Watching videos to ‘learn’ feels like a task; learning from a guide feels like fun.
I can’t explain why (possibly than I could watch a video?), but it’s a extremely distinctive difference in the method I feel, and it shows up most apparently when it’s ‘time to get to work. because I can read faster’
Book: I Am Excited. Can’t wait.
Online Video: Fear. Drudgery. Just how much longer does this carry on.
One exception to the video versus book preference: whenever i want a solution, I don’t feel the same ‘video dread.’ I’m happy to get in, learn what I need to, then leave.
Salman Khan had written an article about his vision one other day within the WSJ that’s worth the read.