The new SAT’s optional essay

I have a lot to say about  the new SAT’s essay; I might not end up being able to squeeze it all into one post, but I’m going to try. In order to give this post a bit of structure—both to help me organize my thoughts and to help you find what you’re looking for—I’m (more…)

A quick note on site membership levels

I’ve been getting a lot of questions in my email about the different membership levels available when you sign up as a member of this site, so I figured a short post might help clear some things up. Changing levels If you already own one or both of my books, or if you buy them, (more…)

The new SAT’s byzantine scoring scheme

As you know, I’ve been poking around in the 200-page document recently released by the College Board about the new SAT (coming March 2016). When the new exam was announced a month ago, one of the sound bites that got traction in the press was that the SAT would be returning to the old, familiar 1600 point (more…)

Digging into the new SAT math section: First impressions

The College Board released a big document today that fills in some of the blanks about the new SAT, which will make its debut in March 2016. I woke up early to dig though it like a little kid on Christmas morning. Rather than trying to jam all my reactions into a single monolithic post, (more…)