Y3K Tutor In Your Home

Standardized Tests

By

STANDARDIZED TESTS

Students often get nervous taking standardized tests. Y3K Tutor In Your Home recommends special test taking strategies to maximize student scores. These test taking techniques are helpful whether it is PARCC, MCAS, SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE or school exam. Starting tomorrow we will give away absolutely free, 11 of our best test taking strategies. Follow these easy tricks and watch your student’s test scores soar. You will not want to miss these special strategies.

Come back tomorrow!

SAT vs. ACT

By

SAT or ACT? Which is better?

SAT – no science

ACT – includes science

SAT – essay writing mandatory

ACT – no essay writing (optional)

SAT – points taken off

ACT – guessing is ok as points are not taken off

There you have it. We recommend your student choose the test that plays more towards their strengths. If you want to avoid science, go with the SAT. If you want to avoid essay writing, go with the ACT. If you want the ability to guess and not have points taken off, the ACT is for you. Let us know which one you like better.

www.Y3KTutorInYourHome.com

ACT – Everything You Need To Know

By

Continuing Y3K Tutor In Your Home’s look at the two major college entrance tests, today we examine the ACT. Here is everything you need to know:

4 academic areas: English, Math, Science and Reading
4 sections
Optional essay writing
215 total questions
No points off for wrong answers
Total test time of 2 hours and 55 min (3 hours and 25 minutes if writing the optional essay)
Offered 6 times per year

Tomorrow we will highlight the differences between the SAT and ACT, so you can get that answer every family seeks: “How do I decide which test is best for my student?”

www.Y3KTutorInYourHome.com

SAT – Everything You Need To Know

By

We are asked all the time the question, “Which standardized test will my student have more success, the SAT or ACT?” Today we will look at everything you need to know about the SAT.

3 academic areas: Critical Reading, Math and Writing
10 alternating sections
Required essay writing
170 total questions
Penalized ¼ point off for wrong answers
Total test time of 3 hours and 45 minutes
Offered 7 times a year

Tomorrow we will show you everything you need to know about the ACT so you can decide which test is best.

www.Y3KTutorInYourHome.com

SAT or ACT?

By

Dear Y3K Tutor In Your Home,

Which test is easier the SAT or ACT?

Thanks,

Sarah G.

Wellesley, MA

Hi Sarah,

Your question is a great one and one we are asked all the time. The answer to your question will definitely be of interest to our 1,000’s of readers. Each of these standardized tests has their positives and negatives. The short answer is that these tests have slightly different requirements so you would want to choose the test that plays into your student’s strengths. For example one test requires science while the other test requires writing an essay. Check back here tomorrow as we will tell you exactly what you need to know about the SAT and ACT to help you decide which test would be best.

Sincerely,

Y3K Tutor In Your Home

www.Y3KTutorInYourHome.com

www.WellesleyTutor.com

CAPS – Companion Animal Protection Society

By

Watch for the test prep and tutoring gift certificate donation from Y3K Tutor In Your Home at the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) MBTA Launch Party in Boston, MA. The money raised will go to promote their national ad campaign, Models Against Pet Shops and Puppy Mills. The ads are currently running on all of the MBTA commuter trains and at 20 Boston area train stations. This campaign educates consumers about the pet shop/puppy mill connection and encourages them to adopt, not shop.
CAPS is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy mills. They are working towards a world free from inhumane breeding and sales practices. CAPS can not do what they do without generous support so make sure you attend the MBTA Launch Party and bid generously on the Y3K Tutor In Your Home certificate.

Lawrence School Brookline Tutoring

By

The Lawrence School in Brookline MA is again running their silent auction. Bid kindly on the Y3K Tutor In Your Home tutoring and test prep auction donation. The money the PTO raises will go directly towards helping the children of Brookline.

Knowlege & Fear

By

The more you know, the less you fear.

Y3K Tutor In Your Home’s 28 Day February Special

By

We are half way through Y3K Tutor In Your Home’s February Special of 28 LIFE-CHANGING POSTS IN 28 DAYS!! Thanks for your feedback so far. You still have time to choose the topics covered. Let us know.

College NCAA Ineligibility From High School Courses?

By

On average 10.5% of incoming college freshman are rejected each year for Division 1 sports because their high school courses they graduated with do not meet academic standards set by the NCAA. To be eligible to play Division 1 or Division 2 sports, incoming freshman must complete 14 to 16 NCAA approved core courses in high school, score a certain level in the SAT or ACT, and have kept up their grade point average. The NCAA approves most high school classes but does deem some ineligible. Their decision for each town varies.

Data from some local Massachusetts Y3K Tutor In Your Home towns is absolutely shocking. For example Wellesley High School in offers 26 classes, Newton North High School offers 28, Concord-Carlisle High School offers 30, and Newton South High School offers 30 classes that do not meet the association’s requirements for a core course. Lexington High School in Lexington MA is in a category all to itself with a whopping 78 ineligible courses. This data is especially surprising as all of the schools on this list are traditionally top ranked schools year after year.

Y3K Tutor In Your Home © All Rights Reserved 2003-Y3K