BrainTrust ACT / SAT Test Preparation
How well do you need to do on the SAT?
Did you know that the average SAT exam score for college bound seniors
in the United States in 2005 was 1028? In North Carolina, the average
SAT score
was 18 points lower than the national average, or 1010. North Carolina
college and university median SAT scores for new admissions in the
fall of 2004:
| Duke |
1420 |
| UNC - Chapel Hill |
1390 |
| Wake Forest |
1320 |
| UNC - Wilmington |
1320 |
| NC State |
1190 |
| UNC - Asheville |
1180 |
| Appalachian State |
1120 |
The obvious implications: your child must score far above the state average on the SAT should he or she wish to attend one of North Carolina's premiere colleges or universities.
2005 Revisions
The SAT changed in 2005! We can teach you how to prepare for this important exam. The three areas of focus for this three hour, 45 minute exam:
- Mathematics:
You will be tested on concepts up to and including Algebra II. You
will be expected to know geometry, statistics, simple arithmetic,
probability and exponential growth. Recently, there has been more
emphasis upon tangent lines, exponents and linear functions. Four
function calculators are now permitted.
- Writing:
There is a section involving grammatical multiple choice, reading
comprehension and questions dealing with sentence construction.
Students also are required to write an essay on a specific topic.
- Critical
Reading (formerly Verbal): Focuses upon completion
of sentences, reading comprehension and vocabulary. There are short
and long reading passages. Test takers are asked to select the "most"
correct idea concerning a word, idea or phrase in the passage.
ACT vs. SAT
- No Trigonometry on the SAT.
- The ACT includes "science reasoning," logical reasoning based on data.
- The SAT deducts points for wrong answers.
- SAT Math questions require a firm grasp upon the English grammar aspects of the inquiry.
- The SAT rewards those with high-level vocabularies.
- The new SAT Writing portion has a written 25 minute essay. The ACT essay is optional.
Learn More
All of our BrainTrust tutors
scored in the top 10 percentile on the SAT. Contact
BrainTrust today to discover how our unique SAT test prep approach can help
maximize your child's SAT
score.
