500 New SAT Math Problems
Just 19.99 on Amazon

Hi everyone! The latest edition of 500 New SAT Math Problems is now available in paperback from Amazon. This edition just has been modified from the previous edition to account for the changes on the Digital SAT.

The paperback is now on sale on Amazon for only $19.99. Note that once the sale ends (by the end of today), the price of this book will go up to $42.99. 

The promotion has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. The book is now available at its regular price here: 500 New SAT Math Problems

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at steve@SATPrepGet800.com 

Thank you all for your continued support!

A Trick For Free Two Day Shipping

I would like to finish this post with a little trick you can use to get free 2 day shipping on any of the books you decide to purchase without making any additional purchases. If you have never used Amazon Prime you can sign up for a free month using the following link.

Sign Up For Amazon Prime For Free

If you have already had a free trial of Amazon Prime you can simply open up a new Amazon account to get a new free trial. It just takes a few minutes! You will need to use a different email address than the one you usually use.

This next part is very important! After you finish your transaction, go to your Account, select “Manage my prime membership,” and turn off the recurring billing. This way in a month’s time Amazon will not start charging you for the service.

After shutting off the recurring billing you will still continue to receive the benefit of free 2 day shipping for one month. This means that as long as you use this new Amazon account for your purchases you can do all of your shopping on Amazon for the next month without having to worry about placing minimum orders to get free shipping.

Just be aware that certain products from outside sellers do not always qualify for free shipping, so please always check over your bill carefully before you check out.

Well I hope you decide to take advantage of this very special offer, or at the very least I hope you will benefit from my Amazon “free 2 day shipping trick.” Here is the link one more time:

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Whether you agree or disagree with this author’s perspective, you might find the linked article interesting.

The article can be found at The Washington Post.

Students that have received a certain ACT score often ask me what the corresponding SAT score would be and vice versa. Full conversion charts can be found here. Click on the link to see if your SAT or ACT score is stronger.

The first chart compares the combined critical reading and math scores on the SAT with the ACT composite score. Let’s just put this into perspective with SAT math. An SAT math score of about 400 corresponds to about a 16 on the ACT. An SAT math score of 600 corresponds to an ACT score of about 26, and an SAT math score of 700 is equivalent to about a 32 on the ACT.

The second chart is a comparison of SAT and ACT writing scores.

These charts are a nice way to determine if the SAT or ACT is a better choice for you. Go ahead and take both an SAT and an ACT practice test (as always use an official College Board test for the SAT). Use these charts to compare your two scores. This can help you determine which one is the better test for you.

Are You Doing These Things Right Now?

Take a look at this article from College Admission Partners. It contains some important basic information for students that are entering their junior year in high school.

Let me just take a minute to emphasize a few items from point 2.

• Try to decide early on whether you will be taking the SAT or ACT. Make sure to take at least one practice test of each, and be sure to use an official SAT and an official ACT. You can compare your SAT and ACT scores using the conversion chart found here.
• Begin preparation 3 to 4 months before taking the actual exam for the first time. If you will be taking the SAT you may want to read this article that I have written on preparing for SAT math.
• Decide if you will be preparing for the SAT/ACT on your own or using a prep course/private tutor. You may want to read this article to help you make your decision.
• Make sure to register for the SAT or ACT early on so that the testing center nearest to you does not become unavailable.

Doodling in Math Class: Connecting Dots

As a recovering Angry Birds addict and expert amateur doodler I found this video both entertaining and educational. I hope you enjoy it as well.

Some great tips here from Omniac Education.

As the saying goes: Fail to prepare, then prepare to fail…

 

See this link for a decent article from SAT Math Problems.

Overall this article has some nice tips. But I should point out that I disagree with the following two statements:

(1) “One of the most feared types of questions in the math section of the SAT is often the ratio problem.”

In my experience most students preparing for the SAT DO NOT find ratio problems particularly difficult. That said, they are important enough that I include a whole chapter on setting them up properly in my strategy book. I do consider this a very basic strategy however. I believe that there are many other types of problems that students fear much more than ratio problems, and those are taken care of by more advanced strategies in my book.

(2) “SAT ratio problems tend to incorporate extraneous information and provide familiar-looking answer options in order to mislead you into incorrect calculations without fully understanding the nature of the problem.”

I do agree that some ratio problems on the SAT have extraneous information. But this is relatively rare. Many ratio problems on the SAT are quite straightforward. To say that ratio problems tend to incorporate extraneous information is a bit of an overstatement.

Take a look at the article and see for yourself!

 

I am in the process of creating a free SAT math iPhone app.

I was researching technical details on fine tuning this app and came across this article on other useful SAT apps at Student Advisor.

I know that the summer vacation is almost over, but your SAT prep probably is not. So despite the title, these apps can be used throughout the year!

 

Lately I have been including posts that give advice on applying to colleges. First, of course, you need to know to which colleges you would like to apply.

Picking the ideal college is never easy – there are so many considerations that can sway your decision.

I found the linked post on picking a college at The College Solution. Be sure to take a look at the links on the article as there is even more information on this particular topic within them.

 

Continuing our theme on application requirements, I have included this link from College Admissions Partners on what is required above grades, SAT scores, GPAs, etc…

 

On the Get 800 Facebook page I was asked a question about the SAT scores that are expected by the top colleges. This is an excellent question that I’m certain many students would like the answer to.

I found this page at About.com that answers this question and I think that this information is important enough to share with all of you.