Practical SAT advice for students and parents, from Daniel Brink, Ph.D.
What a private SAT tutor does that a plan can't, what a day-by-day plan does that most tutors don't, and how to choose.
What UWorld's SAT prep costs and covers, what freepracticeSAT.com does for free, and which one fits the student you are.
Every SAT date through 2027 with deadlines, a three-test timeline for the Class of 2028, and how to use the 30 days before each test well.
Eight SAT math practice sites side by side, from Bluebook and Khan Academy to OnePrep and UWorld: what is free, what costs money, and which one fits which student.
One teaches, the other tests and diagnoses. What each site does best, a side-by-side comparison, and how to use them together to raise your SAT math score.
A high SAT score shows one of the six kinds of knowledge a math tutor needs. Dr. Brink explains the other five, and three questions to ask before you hire a tutor.
Five predictable gaps a math teacher sees every day, from the coordinate plane to fractions to good notes. Why they cost SAT points, and how to prevent them early in algebra.
The SAT gives you a reference sheet, so half the formulas students memorize are already printed for them. Here is what is on the sheet, and the formulas you genuinely need to know by heart.
The four content areas and how they are weighted, plus the 280 foundational skills every SAT math question is quietly built on, from Grade 5 arithmetic up. The complete map of what the test really tests.
Graph the left side of any equation, graph the right side, and the point where they cross is your answer. The most useful Desmos move on the SAT, with sliders for extra variables and how to read the number of solutions straight off the graph.
More practice tests will not move a stuck score. The fix is finding and fixing the blind spots quietly costing you points, with a real diagnosis and guided practice that walks you through repairing them.
Our own practice tests show students scoring above 700 finish with 26 minutes to spare. Five things that matter more than speed on test day.
A new math teacher does not change a grade. New habits do. Five things that build deep understanding, from 32 years at the front of a mathematics classroom.
A day-by-day gameplan to get your SAT Math ready in a month: lock down the basics, take timed tests, target your weak topics, master Desmos, and walk in rested.
Colleges are requiring the SAT again, from every Ivy League school to the University of California. Here’s why, and how to turn it into your advantage.
A Ph.D. math educator with 32 years of experience argues that starting algebra too early permanently stifles deep understanding, and explains what to do instead.
The student isn’t bad at math; they’re missing a piece. How foundational gaps silently sabotage SAT Math scores, and how to find exactly which blocks are missing.
Seven free, simple habits that move the needle more than another practice book, and why the phone sits at the center of all of them.
