Test Prep: SAT

Course details

Get your SAT prep off to a great start with these study and test-taking strategies from Vince Kotchian, a test prep coach who has been helping prepare students for the SAT for the last eight years. In this course, he'll walk you through the best practices, as well as tips and tricks, for acing the SAT. He'll review the format and scoring of the test, show you how to write a great essay, review questions from the Math and Writing sections, and introduce strategies for tackling the Critical Reading section of the SAT.

Learning objectives
Understanding the structure and scoring of the SAT
Preparing a study strategy
Note-taking and pacing
Reviewing the SAT essay
Answering grammar questions
Learning SAT math techniques
Improving reading comprehension
Understanding passage-based reading questions

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know before watching this course
03 - Exercise files

1. Welcome to the SAT

04 - Examining the structure of the SAT
05 - Understanding SAT scoring
06 - Reviewing the ordering of difficulty for questions

2. Preparation and Test-Taking Strategies

07 - Establishing a baseline SAT score and setting your goals
08 - Preparing a study timeline
09 - Building your study sequence
10 - The importance of reviewing questions
11 - Strategies for guessing and skipping
12 - Note-taking, pacing, and carefulness

3. The SAT Essay

13 - An overview of the SAT essay
14 - Reviewing a sample SAT essay prompt
15 - Understanding essay scoring criteria
16 - Using examples effectively in your essay
17 - Language, grammar, and writing mechanics

4. SAT Grammar

18 - Overview of SAT grammar questions
19 - Question type - Improving sentences
20 - Question type - Identifying sentence errors
21 - Question type - Improving paragraphs

5. SAT Math

22 - Overview of SAT math questions
23 - Understanding the grid-ins question type
24 - Estimation technique
25 - Backsolving technique
26 - Translation technique
27 - Variables in choices (VIC) technique
28 - Adding numbers technique

6. SAT Critical Reading

29 - Overview of SAT critical reading questions
30 - Learning vocabulary using custom flashcards
31 - Improving your reading comprehension
32 - Reading efficiently and critically
33 - Sentence completion technique
34 - Understanding passage-based reading questions
35 - Passage-based reading technique
36 - Tips for recognizing wrong answers

Conclusion

37 - Next steps