Stress management

SSAT Test Gets More Challenging Each Year–Be Prepared

in Private School Admission, SSAT test prep, Stress management

The SSAT test gets more challenging each year as the testing companies try to raise the stakes for families applying to private schools, because they don’t want any test-takers to be able to complete the whole test. This leaves students feeling even more anxious when they try to take the test, as it is extremely challenging for even the brightest students. As the following article describes, beginning SSAT test preparation early provides students with more…

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SAT tutoring strategy: stress management

in SAT tutoring, Stress management

Taking the SAT is a stress-ridden experience. There are challenging questions and a clock ticking away. One technique that was helpful for a student that I worked with in Sudbury, MA, was to rearrange the order of how she attacked each Verbal section. The Verbal section begins with five to eight sentence completions, followed by several short passages and questions, and then ending with at least one very long passage with its own set of…

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