How to Prepare Your Student for an Ivy League School

This is from an article in The Washington Times...

I would add that while it's a great idea to take the tests so students understand the types of questions, they also need to learn the test-taking strategy and tricks of the SAT.

In pre-college prep years

Take standardized tests early. In junior high, get copies of standardized tests and at least one weekend a month or every two months have your child take prep test sections of the SAT or ACT exams. Courses offered by Kaplan and other professional testing companies can get expensive, but sample tests are available at the local public library for free. It may seem to be an intense thing to do, having your junior high or middle school student taking practice tests, but there is no better way to prepare for the testing format of the SAT or ACT than through practice exams and as early as possible. You don’t have to put pressure on them getting all the answers right. The purpose of the test exams is to get them comfortable with standardized testing and the type of questions they will see on the actual exam. Reviewing how your child does in these practice tests can give you clues on areas where they are good in and those where they may need extra help. Rather than discovering these fault areas with one year to prep, you’d have an extra two to four years to focus on those areas simply because you start early.

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