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Entrance Exams for Private School Admission

By Arun Dey On November 8, 2018 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Test Preparation, Testing
There are several different types of admissions tests that private schools may require as part of the admission process and application process has been started. Entrance exams might be optional at some schools, but in general, these are important aspects of the admission process. The high school admissions tests basically determine a student’s readiness for [...]
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Know About PSAT National Merit Scholarship?

By Arun Dey On October 30, 2018 · Add Comment · In Exam: PSAT, In The News, Tutoring
Each year about 1.5 million juniors take the PSAT in the hopes of qualifying for the National Merit Scholarship Program. The exact PSAT score for National Merit consideration differs from year to year and by state, but it’s always the top 1% of students (about 15,000 juniors) who qualify as Semifinalists.  You will have to score in the top 1% [...]
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How to Measure Your Performance in SAT/ACT and Many More Exams

By Arun Dey On October 27, 2018 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: MCAS, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Exam:JEE, Exam:PARCC, Learning Analytics, Pay for Performance, Socrato: Announcements, Socrato: Release Update, Test Preparation, Tutoring
You know your SAT/ACT score is important for college admissions and even things like scholarships, but how to Measure Yourself Topic-Wise in the Exam? Finding out the area of weakness and strength of a student. There are many tools are available which gives performance of student(s) in the exam in subject and topic wise to [...]
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PSAT Test Taking & Test-Day Tips

By Socrato Admin On October 12, 2018 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Exam: PSAT, Pay for Performance, Subject: Writing, Test Preparation
#1: Take a Full-Length Practice Test The initial thing to do is take a full-length practice test. It’s best to take it under test-day conditions if you can. Most notably, a practice test will show you which areas need some extra attention. #2: Read a Lot for the Critical Reading Section You don’t have a lot of [...]
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Involvements That Improve Student Test Scores

By Socrato Admin On June 8, 2018 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: MCAS, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Exam:JEE, Learning Analytics, Pay for Performance, Socrato, Socrato: System, Tutoring
If you want to see improvements on the College Board tests, you need to intervene now. Below are tips that you can perform that will improve student test scores. Motivate Encourage students while raising the level of expectations. Positivity goes a long way. If a student believes that they can do something, they likely will. [...]
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A System to ACT/SAT Pacing

By Socrato Admin On May 31, 2018 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Learning Analytics, Socrato, Socrato: System, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
Socrato can be a powerful tool to develop student as well as tutor time-management skills. While one full-length ACT/SAT/PSAT and many more test at the outset of a prep class can be very beneficial. By the end of the test, students are exhausted. They don’t remember what happened or what they were thinking at the [...]
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How to Take Full-Length SAT/ACT/PSAT/PLAN/Explore Diagnostic Tests

By Socrato Admin On January 30, 2018 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Socrato, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
Scheduled, categorized, realistic practice tests are the heart of any effective test prep program. You can figure out exactly what you’ll score on a real SAT/ACT/PSAT/PLAN/Explore without walking into a testing center, and you should never take an official test without first making sure that you can achieve your target scores. Afore you begin your [...]
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Practice the Holidays to Create an SAT, ACT Prep Plan

By Socrato Admin On December 28, 2017 · Add Comment · In Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Tutoring
Winter holidays is quickly approaching, and with it comes a respite for high school students. The breaks are also an opportunity for students to focus on the academic tasks that may have taken a backseat during the end of the semester. One crucial consideration for students is how to use the coming days to top [...]
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Anticipated PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 Dates

By Socrato Admin On December 26, 2017 · Add Comment · In Exam: PSAT, Tutoring
The PSAT is offered in the month of October each year. Because high schools rather than individual test centers administer the PSAT, each school decides when to give the test to its students. The possible PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 test dates for 2018-2020: 2018 PSAT/NMSQT Dates Primary test day: Wednesday, October 10 Saturday test day: [...]
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Counting Down to the New SAT

By Abhi On March 1, 2016 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Test Preparation
After years and many months of preparation, the new Redesigned SAT is finally about to be released. The first test date for the new SAT will be March 5th of this weekend. Throughout the summer and fall, educational and tutoring sources, as well as the official College Board website, have provided information to students, teachers, [...]
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