Getting in College

How to Self Prepare for the SAT

1. Get the official SAT Study Guide from the College Board. This book contains 10 actual old SAT tests.

2. Review the book.

3. Take a practice test.

4. Review your answers to the test paying particular attention to the wrong answers.

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Friday, May 20

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 

The play, which features ------- mix of comedy, pathos, and music, was correctly described by one honest critic as a -------.

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Saturday, May 21

Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A. 

Because it lacks water, this makes the area known as Death Valley a desert, but it is by no means devoid of life.

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Monday, May 23

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 

The ------- of trees in East Africa has caused the number of native antelopes to ------- sharply because they can live only where the forest is most dense.

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Tuesday, May 24

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E. 

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Thursday, May 26

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 

Numerous illnesses that were once difficult to ------- may now be diagnosed through ------- blood tests.

The Official SAT Question of the Day for Thursday, May 19

Read the following SAT test question and then click on a button to select your answer. 

On the last day of a one-week sale, customers numbered 149 through 201 were waited on. How many customers were waited on that day?

The College Admissions Process

Do you want to find, and get admitted to, the best college for you? Then you need to understand that finding the right college is a process, not a one time event. So, what is the process?