| Most high school students started to receive | | | | more expensive than the old one. This might |
| their SAT scores these days. From the initial | | | | be a factor in the number of students |
| reports, it's clear that there has been a 5% | | | | re-taking the test. In the past, students |
| drop in the average scores within the last | | | | used to take 3 or 4 SAT tests. Now the number |
| year.What might be the possible causes? A lot | | | | is down to 1 or 2. That might also be |
| of school administrators, parents and | | | | limiting a student's chances of improving his |
| students are asking themselves the same | | | | her score.Adequate preparation is still the |
| question.Here are some of my own answers as a | | | | key. Make sure to find a tutor or |
| private tutor teaching SAT math preparation | | | | self-preparation method/guide that would |
| for a number of years and who have recently | | | | accomplish two things:1) Pinpoint your |
| published a book on SAT Math preparation.1) | | | | area(s) of greatest weakness.2) A |
| SAT test has changed in 2005. Now it | | | | step-by-step customized method to strengthen |
| includes a new section on writing an English | | | | those weak points.I'd be happy to answer any |
| essay and an Algebra 2 test. Some of the | | | | of your SAT-related questions at Dr. Gulden |
| students might not be familiar with some of | | | | Akinci is an author and a tutor with over 20 |
| the new SAT math subjects like "functions," | | | | years of experience in math and science |
| for example.2) In my judgment, it also | | | | tutoring at high school and college level.Her |
| has become harder to "guesstimate" the | | | | new 400-page book "Private Tutor (TM) for SAT |
| answers of SAT questions. It is harder in the | | | | Math Success 2006" is the culmination of her |
| new SAT just to guess the unknown answers and | | | | years of experience in the field and brings |
| get it right.3) The new test is about 1 | | | | together 1,000 exercises and examples on 50 |
| hour longer than the old one. Old SAT used to | | | | different Math subject at 3 different |
| take about 3 hours. Now the average | | | | difficulty levels. See a preview at |
| completion time is up to 4 hours. In this day | | | | innovative and patented "Private Tutor" |
| and age of short attention spans, constant | | | | Method provides a customized, fast, complete, |
| IM'ing and videogames, some students do not | | | | effective and affordable method to increase |
| have the concentration and discipline to sit | | | | SAT math scores that has been tested |
| through a 4-hour test and not make any | | | | successfully on all levels of high school |
| mistakes.4) The new test is about $20 | | | | students.Dr. |