Livestream #3

DATE: April 23, 2017

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Here are highlights from the Reason Prep Livestream #3 – SAT/ACT study session:

0:00 ACT Math Gauntlet – Will there be an SAT Math Gauntlet?
1:37 SAT & ACT Crash Courses information (preview)
3:46 EXTRA HELP & College Admissions Essays
5:25 How to choose between two choices (SAT Reading)
8:37 Understanding complex passages on SAT Reading (esp. History)
10:18 Other strategies for eliminating incorrect Reading answer choices
11:31 More on EXTRA HELP with Rob
12:31 Any tricks for history passages? (SAT Reading)
13:47 How to get the last few Reading questions right for an 800
19:11 How to improve stamina for the ACT (keeping focus throughout the test)
22:44 How to avoid one or two silly mistakes in SAT Math section
25:05 How helpful really is a calculator on SAT Math?
28:32 Guessing strategy on SAT Subject Tests
30:42 Increasing SAT score from 1220 to 1500 in 6 months & how much time each day?
32:23 Improving SAT & ACT Reading over the short and long term
36:13 How to increase SAT score from 1320 to 1450+
38:37 Is it possible to raise SAT Reading score to near perfect in a couple weeks?
39:41 Conclusion

FULL SHOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuzhTMBWTC0

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About the Author:

I’m Rob Schombs, the founder of Reason Prep, creator of these videos, and your test prep tutor. I earned a BA in Chemistry (2006) and an MA in Science and Technology Studies (2009) from Cornell University. In 2010 I started tutoring SAT, ACT, math, chemistry, and writing full-time, and Reason Prep followed shortly after!