Digital PSAT Tips—Quick Tips for Acing the New PSAT

We’ve put together the following PSAT tips to help you prepare for this unique exam that helps you prepare for the SAT—and potentially earn scholarship money! The PSAT, more formally referred to as the Pre-SAT or the PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), is a standardized test that students commonly take the first [...]

By |2025-08-21T11:30:24-05:00August 21st, 2025|SAT Test Prep|

How to Motivate Students for Standardized Tests

Parents and teachers who are struggling with how to motivate students for standardized tests feel the truth behind the old cliché: “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.” So how can you convince your students that it’s worth their time and energy to prepare fully and strategically for [...]

Should I Take the ACT or SAT?

If you’re a junior starting to think about college applications, you may be wondering, “Should I take the ACT or SAT?” Especially since many universities are starting to retract test-optional policies, you’ll need one of these test scores for your college applications—but which do you take? Generally, it’s a good idea to take both [...]

By |2025-08-21T11:21:40-05:00August 21st, 2025|ACT Test Prep, SAT Test Prep|

What is Tested on the Digital SAT Math Test?

Since the spring of 2024, the SAT has shifted to a digital format, forgoing the traditional pencil-and-paper format it's used since it was first administered as an army IQ test, nearly a century ago. This means some important changes are taking place in the Digital SAT Math Test! Although the Reading and Writing test [...]

By |2025-08-07T10:50:17-05:00August 7th, 2025|Math, SAT Test Prep|

Books to Read for SAT and ACT Test Prep

The best way to prepare for any standardized test’s reading section is to read often—these books to read for SAT and ACT prep will help you improve the vocabulary and reading comprehension skills you’ll be tested on! While the SAT and ACT approach ELA questions in different ways, they both assess students’ reading comprehension, [...]

By |2025-08-07T10:48:49-05:00August 7th, 2025|ACT Test Prep, English, SAT Test Prep|

How to Teach an ACT or SAT Test Prep Class

All too frequently, high school teachers who don’t have test prep experience find themselves suddenly tasked with teaching a standardized test prep course. This can be intimidating and overwhelming, especially if it’s been a while since you had to take the ACT or SAT. Taking into consideration the position of these teachers, Piqosity wanted [...]

By |2025-08-07T10:20:20-05:00August 7th, 2025|ACT Test Prep, Favorites, SAT Test Prep, Teachers & Tutors|

What is Tested on the Digital SAT English Test?

For the past year, the SAT has been in its movie-montage makeover era, and just like the high schoolers it evaluates (at least the ones who star in John Hughes films) it’s stepping out of the dressing room a changed person—er, test.  These changes range from small to big to even bigger, with the [...]

By |2025-07-24T15:24:25-05:00July 24th, 2025|SAT Test Prep|

Digital SAT Prep Timeline

If you’re heading into your junior year of high school, you may be wondering how to study for the SAT. A digital examination of high schoolers’ key ELA and math skills used by colleges to evaluate undergraduate applicants, the Digital SAT can be difficult to score well on—especially in competition with other students applying to [...]

By |2025-07-25T15:39:08-05:00July 16th, 2025|SAT Test Prep|

Should You Take Both the SAT and the ACT?

If you are planning on applying for college soon, part of weighing your options includes asking, “should you take both the SAT and the ACT?” In this article, we’ll break down the benefits of each test, who should take both tests, and the reasons why you will probably benefit from taking both the digital [...]

By |2025-07-14T10:50:50-05:00July 10th, 2025|ACT Test Prep, SAT Test Prep|
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