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An Assessment of the SAT vs. ACT

By Socrato Admin On January 14, 2021 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Content, Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Tutoring
In the USA, maximum students take either the ACT or SAT before applying to a college or university. The ACT is scored amid 1-36 and includes sections on English, Math, Reading, and Science, and the SAT is scored amid 400-1600 and includes sections on Reading, Writing and Language, and Math. SAT, ACT or both offer [...]
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Top Tips for the SSAT Exam

By Socrato Admin On December 29, 2020 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Content, Learning Analytics, Resource, Socrato: System, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
If your kid is interested in attending an independent school, they will likely need to take the Secondary School Admissions Test (SSAT exam) in order to apply. We have the material you need on what not to do on the SSAT exam. Don’t guess unless you can remove one or more answer choices as wrong. [...]
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Top Engineering Colleges in India Offering Admission With/Without JEE Main Score

By Socrato Admin On June 13, 2018 · Add Comment · In College, College Application, Content, Education Techology, Education: General, Exam:JEE, In The News, Resource, Socrato: System
JEE is an entrance to a great learning experience, lively campus life, and eventually a rewarding career. That said, intense competition and limited seats are the realities of the day. Therefore, getting a valid JEE Main score calls for a consolidated effort, pragmatic approach, unflinching focus, guaranteed to deliver approach, and some amount of luck. Still, [...]
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Prepare College Essay in Summer: Tips

By Socrato Admin On April 12, 2018 · Add Comment · In Content, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Learning Analytics, Subject: Writing, Tutoring
The essays are vital in part because not only is the college essay a place to showcase writing skills, it’s one of the only parts of a college application where a student’s voice can shine through. Getting Started on the College Essay According to professional, a good time for students to begin working on their [...]
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How Important are Extracurricular Activities for College Applications?

By Socrato Admin On January 16, 2018 · Add Comment · In Content, Education: General, Tutoring
It is no top-secret that the extracurricular activities you pursue in high school can meaningfully affect your college admissions experience. But it’s true that not all activities are created equal, and some could have an unequal effect on your chances of getting accepted to your ideal college. There are no exact extracurricular activities that will magically unlock the Ivy League gates or guarantee admission to a particular university. [...]
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Improving Performance and Self-confidence of Students through Online Prep Tests

By Socrato Admin On April 6, 2017 · Add Comment · In Common Core, Content, Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, Exam:JEE, Exam:PARCC, General, Resource, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
First and foremost it is mandatory to highlight the fact that student who takes up courses for preparing exam tend to do better in the exams than those who don’t. The foremost benefit is that the students become familiar with the structure and content of the exam. Another advantage is that they teach various exam [...]
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Expected JEE (MAIN) Score/Cut-off for JEE Advance & Good Engineering College Admission

By Arun Dey On March 7, 2017 · Add Comment · In Content, Education: General, Exam:JEE, In The News, Teaching, Testing
Expected JEE (MAIN) Score/Cut-off for JEE Advance & Good Engineering College Admission JEE Main 2017 Cut-Off along with the result will be declared in the last week of April 2017. The Central Board of Secondary Education is the main conducting authority of the JEE Main 2017 examination. JEE Main Cutoff 2017 gives details about the [...]
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Updates on the U.S. Department of Education

By Soha Sanchorawala On March 1, 2017 · Add Comment · In Content, Education: General, Education: Industry, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
Demolition of the Department? In early February, Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky), backed by 7 other GOP members of the House, introduced a one sentence bill. The bill would set the federal Department of Education to be abolished on December 31, 2018. In a statement about the bill, Massie said, “Neither Congress nor the president, through his appointees, has [...]
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ACT Changes and Common Core Alignment

By Abhi On June 2, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Content, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Test Preparation, Testing
Recent news on the Common Core State Standards has put focus on US states that have decided or changed their stance on aligning school curriculum with Core Standards. One aspect of this large discussion has been concerned with how standardized admissions tests, the SAT and ACT, align with Core Standards. d The news that the [...]
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Top 5 Free Online University Courseware Sites for Tutors

By Scott Cronenweth On August 28, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Content, Resource, Teaching & Tutoring
More and more universities are offering free online content – everything from lectures to course notes to past exams. The purpose of these programs, in many cases, is to help make education free and available worldwide, without even the need to register or sign up.
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