Grades 9-12: Helpful Information
Grades 9-12: Test-Prep and College Admissions Info
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SAT
- Required Material: The Official SAT Study Guide (2nd edition)
- Required Material (Vocabulary): Word Smart (4th edition)
- SAT Registration: College Board Website
- *SAT Test Dates 2011-12
- *SAT Percentile Chart
- *SAT/ACT Concordance Table
- *Brian’s SAT Overview: SAT Overview
- *Brian’s Essay Tips: Part One & Part Two
- *Brian’s Grammatical Error List: SAT Grammatical Errors
- More Grammar: SAT Grammar rules and examples
- Verb Tenses: Verb Tense List
- *Critical Reading: Brian's CR Tips
- *SAT Math Formulas: Brian's Formulas
- *Part II: Another SAT Math Formula List
- Math Skills and Free Videos: Khan Academy
- Vocab Mnemonics: Vocabulary Mnemonic Examples
- Vince’s Mnemonics: twitter.com/funsatvocab
- Brian’s Mnemonics: twitter.com/vocabtricks
- Score Choice Explained: SAT Score Choice Tutorial
- Overall SAT Strategy: Spark Notes Tactics
- Brian’s SAT Videos: SAT Question of the Day
ACT
- Required Material: The Real ACT Prep Guide (3rd edition)
- Additional Required Material: 10 ACT Practice Tests
- ACT Registration: ACT Website
- Additional Online Practice Test - ACT Website
- *ACT Test Dates 2011-12
- ACT Score Conversions and Per-Section Percentiles
- *ACT Percentile Chart
- *SAT/ACT Concordance Table
- Punctuation: Punctuation rules
- *Math Formulas: Formulas Page
- Math Skills and Free Videos: Khan Academy
- *Brian’s ACT Overview: Brian’s ACT Overview
- *Brian’s Essay Tips: Brian’s ACT Essay Tips
- Matrices Review: Matrices
SAT Subject Tests
- Required Material: The Official Study Guide for all SAT Subject Tests
- *SAT Subject Test Percentiles
- *SAT 2 Math Formulas: SAT 2 Math Formulas
College Admissions Resources
- *Brian’s Recommended College Guides
- *Brian’s Recommended Admission Strategy Guides
- Common Application
- *SAT and ACT Test Dates 2011-12
- SAT Score Reporting (“Score Choice”) Policies by Institution / a.k.a. “Score Use Guide (also applicable in most cases for the ACT)
- Online Campus Tours
- College Cost Calculator
