SAT Reading Comprehension Exercises – Passage 3

SAT/ACT, SAT/ACT Verbal

In this installment of the Reading Critically Exercises, I chose to go with an easier, shorter, and perhaps more interesting passage. The length is closer to what you would see on the SAT (though still a bit longer) and the author’s purpose is a little more obvious....

SAT Reading Comprehension Exercises – Passage 3 Analysis

SAT/ACT, SAT/ACT Verbal

Below is the link for the article that I introduced in the previous post and below that are the questions and commentary. Please don’t just read the commentary – try to answer the questions for yourself first!!!...

Case Study: Jake R. 

GMAT/GRE Case Studies

Location: Bay Area, CAStarting GMAT Score: N/A (Pivoted from GRE)Final GMAT Score: 760School Attended: Berkeley (Haas) The first interesting thing about Jake’s situation is that he came to us having already taken the GRE in college and having gotten a very good...

Case Study: Josh L.

GMAT/GRE Case Studies

Location: Westchester, NYStarting GMAT Score: 590Final GMAT Score: 710School Attended: Wharton At the time, Josh’s case was unique for me in that he was starting a ManhattanGMAT class at the same time that we began meeting (I had worked with students who had...

Case Study: Chloe F.

GMAT/GRE Case Studies

Location: Boston, MAStarting GRE Score: 145Q 154VFinal GMAT Score: 160Q 162VSchool Attended: Harvard Business School Chloe was a classic case of someone who is very smart but not great at Math or at standardized tests. She was also one of the many people I tutor with...