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With more than a decade of experience in helping students earn exceptional SAT results, we know what it takes to help your student achieve their Test Day goals.
Open Door students earn exceptional results because they learn clear and consistent strategies, they receive targeted practice that helps them to understand and overcome their challenges, and they have a reliable partner in both accountability and confidence to see them through to the finish line.
While the content on the SAT is predictable, each student follows a unique path to mastery. Your student will begin by learning the architecture and personality of the test, strategies for each section, and important patterns that improve both pacing and accuracy. As your student progresses, their tutor will provide individualized support that responds to their unique needs. Your student will see their hard work pay off as they periodically complete full-length practice tests to track their progress while their tutor consistently refines their tutoring to respond to your student’s specific needs and priorities.
By the time Test Day arrives, your student will have the knowledge, the experience, and the confidence to earn scores that they are proud to send to colleges.
The SAT is broken into four sections in three content areas: Reading, Writing, and Math.
The Reading section of the SAT tests reading comprehension by presenting students with 5 passages on a range of topics, including one prose fiction passage and one historical passage. The most important underlying skill being tested is the ability to recognize paraphrasing, as most answers choices are summaries of or variations on what is already stated in the text. This section includes 52 questions in 65 minutes.
The Writing section tests grammar, punctuation, and relevance. In this section, students need to develop a strong understanding of the rules of punctuation, an ability to recognize grammatical structures, and an eye for efficiency. The Writing section is very predictable, and the most common challenge students encounter is that they simply do not read thoroughly enough. This section includes 44 questions in 35 minutes.
The Math section of the SAT is split into two sections: the non-calculator section and the calculator section. The actual math content is not particularly advanced, consisting mostly of algebra concepts. For many students, the difficulty is in identifying the concept being tested and performing their operations correctly, as the SAT writes problems that set students up for common errors. The non-calculator section includes 20 questions in 25 minutes and the calculator section includes 38 questions in 55 minutes.
In order to be ready for your test, make sure to prepare your materials in advance. You will need:
I had a great experience with Open Door. My tutor and I worked together for weeks to worked together to solidify my SAT skills and complete practice questions. Overall, I learned a lot and it was very helpful for me to ultimately score significantly higher on my SAT.
I had a great experience with Open Door. My tutor and I worked together for weeks to worked together to solidify my SAT skills and complete practice questions. Overall, I learned a lot and it was very helpful for me to ultimately score significantly higher on my SAT.
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