by Mike Barrett | Apr 18, 2018 | ACT, General
A few weeks ago, we released the second edition of the ACT Prep Black Book, which is now available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle formats. I’m pleased to report that initial feedback has been quite positive, just as it was with the test audience. This...
by Mike Barrett | Jul 15, 2017 | General, SAT
(Click this link for the Second Edition of the SAT Prep Black Book, which is fully updated for the current version of the SAT.) In like March of 2014 or so, during my morning catch-up on the news, I read an article about how the College Board was planning to overhaul...
by Mike Barrett | Aug 19, 2011 | LSAT
The answer to this question will vary from person to person, but, in general, not much matters apart from your LSAT and GPA. (Before I go on, let me point out that I totally realize that what I’m saying here contradicts what most admissions people at most...
by Mike Barrett | Aug 11, 2011 | SSAT
When you skip a question on the SSAT, you neither gain points nor lose points. If you answer a question correctly, then you gain points; if you answer it incorrectly, then you lose one quarter of the points you would have gained for answering the question correctly....
by Mike Barrett | Aug 8, 2011 | LSAT
The short answer is that you usually can’t, not when you’re starting to do the experimental section itself. Sometimes there’s something noticeably off about a section, but not usually. The longer answer is that there’s not really an advantage...