Important!
We are not
offering SAT courses currently
The
SAT is typically taken by and and is a prerequisite, in combination
with high school grade point average (GPA), for College admissions in
the United States. SAT consists of three major sections: Math, Critical
Reading and Writing.
MATHEMATICS
These
section of the SAT consists of three scored sections with multiple
choice and grid-in questions. Mathematics questions test your ability
to solve problems related to arithmetic, algebra, and geometry.
High level math is not required. The difficulty of this test is not
based on lengthy calculations or complicated concepts but in
understanding time management, getting to know the type of questions
you will be asked and training yourself to think in this way.
THE GRAD SCHOOL offers
you this and more. Throughout the course we will teach you every topic
asked in the test; we will revise the theory needed using exercises
with the typical format and instructions and give you tips to analyze
any similar question you may have in the real test.
Usually
students taking the SAT test do badly in this area due to the
frightening sensation that they do not know enough math for it. That
should be the least of your worries! In THE GRAD SCHOOL, we know exactly what you need to know in order to succeed and we trained you for it.
CRITICAL READING
The
Critical Reading, formerly verbal, section of the SAT is made up of
three scored sections, two 25-minute sections and one 20-minute
section, with varying types of questions, including sentence
completions and questions about short and long reading passages.
Sentence completions generally test the student's understanding of
sentence structure and organization by requiring the student to select
one or two words that best complete a given sentence. Nevertheless, the
bulk of the Critical Reading questions is made up of questions
regarding reading passages, in which students read short excerpts on
social sciences, humanities, physical sciences, or personal narratives
and answer questions based on the passage.
These passages are seldom interesting so you must be able to
concentrate and understand what you are reading no matter if it is
extremely boring. It seems impossible but THE GRAD SCHOOL gives
you tips and instructions so that you can do it as an expert! Time is
the key component of this test so, wasting it because you have to read
several times the passage, is not an option.
WRITING
The
writing section of the SAT, includes multiple choice questions and a
brief essay. The multiple choice questions include error identification
questions, sentence improvement questions, and paragraph improvement
questions. Error identification and sentence improvement questions test
the student's knowledge of grammar, presenting an awkward or
grammatically incorrect sentence; in the error identification section,
the student must locate the word producing the source of the error or
indicate that the sentence has no error, while the sentence improvement
section requires the student to select an acceptable fix to the awkward
sentence. The paragraph improvement questions test the student's
understanding of logical organization of ideas, presenting a poorly
written student essay and asking a series of questions as to what
changes might be made to best improve it.
The
essay section, which is always administered as the first section of the
test, is 25 minutes long. All essays must be in response to a given
prompt. The prompts are broad and often philosophical and are designed
to be accessible to students regardless of their educational and social
backgrounds. For instance, test takers may be asked to expound on such
ideas as their opinion on the value of work in human life or whether
technological change also carries negative consequences to those who
benefit from it. No particular essay structure is required, and the
College Board accepts examples "taken from [the student's] reading,
studies, experience, or observations."
It is
important that you to know that there are no short cuts to success on
the SAT essay. The high school and college teachers who will score your
essay have seen it all before. These teachers are not going to give
high scores to an essay just because it is long, or has five
paragraphs, or uses literary examples. The scorers are experts at
identifying truly good writing--essays that insightfully develop a
point of view with appropriate reasons and examples and use language
skillfully. Because THE GRAD SCHOOL teachers know
this, we teach you how to focus your attention to what it is important
in order to produce a good essay in the short time given.