Taking the SAT is a big deal. Understanding concepts combined with test-taking tips can make the difference between getting a high score or a low score.Professor Vincent Selhorst-Jones combines his extensive SAT-prep knowledge, acting training, and years of teaching experience to help you understand the complexity of all things SAT. This course will walk you through every section of the exam, from Mathematics to Critical Reading and Writing. Vincent also works through several sample sections in The Official SAT Study Guide. In addition to helping you ace the test material, Vincent's guided lessons and proven strategies will help you tackle test anxiety by explaining the rules and the components of the test, how it is timed, and how it is scored. Professor Selhorst-Jones has been teaching for over 8 years and double-majored in Mathematics and Theater at Pomona College, as well as received an M.F.A. in Acting from Harvard University. Recommended supplementary material to view SAT questions featured in lesson answer guides: The Official SAT Study Guide by the College Board.

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I. Introduction
	Meet the SAT			13:20
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:09
		What Is the SAT?		0:17
			Standardized Test Used in College Admissions Administered by The College Board	0:19
			Why Do You Care?	0:44
		What About Those Other Tests?		1:27
		Makeup of the SAT		2:05
			Three Different Categories: Writing, Critical Reading, Math	2:22
			Writing Category is Special- It Has the Essay Section	2:59
		Timing of the Sections		3:09
			Writing	3:11
			Critical Reading	3:16
			Mathematics	3:20
			Total of 60 Minutes for Writing and 70 Minutes on Critical Reading and Math	3:22
		The Experimental Section		3:45
			This is an Extra 25 Minute Section	3:51
			Do Not Try to Skip This Section	4:09
			This is For College Board to Test Out New Questions	5:07
		Order of the Sections		5:21
			First Section: Essay	5:28
			Eighth and Ninth Sections Are Short Critical Read and Math	5:36
			Last Section: Short Writing	5:48
			Visual Interpretation of the Ordering of the Sections	5:54
		Scoring the SAT		6:42
			Raw Score	6:52
			Two Graders Read Your Essay	9:06
			The 800-Point Scale	9:19
			Distribution of Scores	10:18
			Percentile	11:34
		Taking the SAT		12:06
			Register Online	12:07
			Make Sure You Register in Advance	12:21
	Tests in General			15:14
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:06
		Introduction		0:15
			Pacing	0:35
			Skipping a Question	0:48
			Educated Guess	0:59
			Preparing and Studying	1:09
			Course is Designed to Teach Specifically the SAT	1:29
		Answering Test Questions		1:59
			Multiple Choice	2:06
			Student-Produced Responses	2:21
			Tests Given in Schools Tent to Use Both Methods	3:00
			Multiple Choice Questions Are Easier to Answer	4:12
		Standardized Tests, Ahoy!		4:52
			SAT is Most Commonly Taken Standardized Test	4:53
			Course Focus	5:07
			Look Into Prep Materials	5:24
		Standardized Test Petting Zoo		6:16
			Tests Similar to SAT: PSAT and NMSQT	6:26
			ACT	7:46
			Subject-Specific Tests	9:20
			SAT Subject Tests (SAT II)	9:27
			AP Tests	10:24
			IB Exams	10:57
			College and Post-College Tests	11:25
			GRE	11:48
			GRE Subject Tests	12:27
			Specialized Tests	13:26
			MCAT	14:00
			LSAT	14:22
			GMAT	14:38
	Studying for the SAT			36:06
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:15
		Practice, Practice, Practice		0:24
		Seriously: You Must Practice		1:00
			If You Want to Improve	1:24
		The Book		1:47
			The Official SAT Study Guide	1:49
			Has Ten Full Real SAT Tests	2:23
		Optional Equipment		4:21
			Answer Key	4:27
			Clear Explanations for Answers	4:42
			Optional: Answer Explanations	5:00
		How to Use This Course		5:57
			Learn General and Specific Strategies	6:11
			Practice Those Strategies	6:19
			Identify Weak Areas and Focus on Those	6:30
			Section-Specific Lessons	6:44
		Timetables for Studying		7:57
		One Week Until the SAT		9:31
		One Month Until the SAT		12:25
		Two or Three Months Until the SAT		15:52
		Six Months Until the SAT		19:35
		Two or More Years Until the SAT		24:31
		Life is Full of Learning Opportunities		34:05
II. Strategy
	General SAT Strategy, Part 1: Taking the Test			22:54
		Intro		0:00
		Disclaimer		0:32
		A Common Misconception		0:42
			Your Goal is to Get the Highest Score You Can	0:50
		Pacing		1:19
			Every Problem is Worth the Same Number of Points	2:02
		Skipping Questions		2:47
			You Should Skip Questions	2:58
		Writing in the Test Booklet		3:31
			Cross Out Wrong Answers, Take Notes, Work in Margins	4:02
		Instructions - Who Needs 'Em?		4:49
		Pay Attention to the Time		5:42
			Clocks	5:56
			Watch	6:16
		Increasing Difficulty		6:31
			Exception: Reading Comprehension Section is Not Ordered by Difficulty	7:25
			Budget Less Time for Questions at the Start of a Section	8:02
			Be Prepared to Skip Questions	8:22
		Guessing		9:09
			Why Blindly Guessing Will Not Help Your Score	9:25
		Educated Guessing		10:39
			How This is Beneficial	10:48
			You'll Almost Always See a Wrong Answer Right Away	12:16
		Eliminating Wrong Choices		13:08
			Some Questions, It's Easier to Find the Four Wrong Choices than to Look for the Correct Answer	13:20
			If You're Unsure, You Can Make an Educated Guess	14:16
		Last Couple Minutes		15:16
			Do Easy Questions You See	15:51
		Finishing with Extra Time		17:07
			Cannot Go Back to Other Sections	18:15
		Goal Scores		18:58
			Example	19:12
			Example: You Have 11 Freebie Questions to Skip	20:17
		Questions and Answer Service (QAS)		21:14
			What Is QAS	21:29
			Only Offered a Few Times Each Year	22:10
	General SAT Strategy, Part 2: Equipment			24:47
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:09
		The Absolute Necessities		0:18
			Admission Ticket	0:28
			Photo ID	0:50
			No. 2 Pencils	1:36
			Why is it Called a No. 2 Pencil	1:47
		What NOT to Bring		2:49
			Cell Phones	3:08
			Computers	4:58
			Anything Electronic	5:35
			Anything That Captures Images or Audio	5:56
			Books, Magazines, or Any Written Materials	6:40
			Mechanical Pencils or Pens	8:09
		Calculator		9:46
			Three Approved Types of Calculator	10:10
			Calculators That Are Not Approved	10:46
			The 'Best Calculator	12:49
			Graphing Calculators Can Be Useful	13:52
			When It's Worth It To Buy One	14:41
		Watch		16:18
			Get a Digital Watch	16:27
			No Audible Alarm	16:44
			If Your Watch Makes a Noise, You Can Be Dismissed	17:14
			What If You Get a Proctor Who Carefully Checks Your Watch?	18:17
			If You Really Want a Silent Watch, Try This Trick	19:27
		Optional Equipment		21:01
			A Drink, Snack, Bag/Backpack	21:10
			Backup Batteries for Calculator, Pencils, Eraser	22:19
	General SAT Strategy, Part 3: You & the SAT			31:47
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:08
		You and the SAT		0:16
		Endurance		1:06
			Consider the Following	1:20
			Total of 5 Hours	2:19
			Practice, Practice, Practice	3:05
			Practice tests Are Important Because They Let You Try New Strategies	3:28
		Concentration		4:08
			Focus on One Thing	5:14
			Focus on the Question You Are Working On and How Much Time is Left	5:52
		Stress		6:44
			The SAT is Just One Element of Your College Application	7:25
			Scoring Well Can Help You Down the Road	9:02
			Low-Level Stress Can Help Keep You Alert	9:30
			Massive Amounts of Stress and Fear Will Adversely Affect Your Performance	9:52
			Relaxation Techniques	10:21
			Practice	10:41
			Breathe	11:21
			Positive Thoughts	12:17
			Focus On Yourself	13:03
			Look Forward to Something	13:54
			If You Stress and If You Don't…	14:56
		Your Body: Sleep		16:42
			8.5 - 9 Hours of Sleep	17:06
		Your Body: Posture		19:45
			Some Good Posture Helps You Think and Improves Memory	19:57
		Your Body: Diet		21:49
			Get a Healthy, Balanced Diet	22:16
			Get Some Protein	23:20
		Your Body: SAT Snack		23:53
		Your Body: SAT Drink		25:16
			Limited Bathroom Breaks	26:14
		Clothes		27:39
			Dress Comfortable in Any Temperature	27:54
			Wear Comfortable Clothes	28:25
		A Shower a Day		28:55
		Keep a Clear Forehead		29:19
			If You Have Long Hair	29:42
			If You Have Short Hair	30:00
III. Critical Reading
	Introduction to Critical Reading			14:17
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:09
		Welcome to Critical Reading		0:18
		The Breakdown		0:42
			Two Subsections	0:46
			Sentence Completion	1:03
			Passage-Based Reading	1:13
		Increasing Difficulty… Sorta		1:23
			Sentence Completion Questions Are Ordered by Difficulty	1:44
			Passage-Based Reading Section is Not Ordered by Difficulty	1:59
		Composition of Questions		2:46
			Critical Reading Section Questions	3:29
		Anatomy of a Sentence Completion Question		3:44
			Example: Sentence Completion	3:59
		Anatomy of a Reading Question		4:58
			Majority of Questions Will Reference a Specific Part of the Passage	5:23
			Example	5:50
		Order		6:26
			That's Not the Only Way to Do It Though	6:55
		The Best Strategy		7:43
			Read!	8:03
		What to Read?		8:54
			Get in the Habit of Reading Books	9:47
			Level of Reading	11:30
			Find Something That You Want to Read	12:18
	Critical Reading: Sentence Completion			38:43
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:11
		Introduction		0:21
			What We're Going to Discuss	0:32
		The Best Choice		0:53
			Read All Choices Before Deciding on English Questions	1:42
			Sometimes the 'Best' Choice is the Least Bad One	2:05
		Read, Understand, Guess		2:54
			Understand the Sentence Before you Start Considering Vocab Words	3:19
			Make a Guess!	3:49
		Positive / Negative / Neutral		4:44
			Figure Out If the Blank is a Positive, Negative or Neutral Word	5:23
		Eliminating Wrong Choices		6:43
			Cross Out Choices That Definitely Don't Fit	6:46
			Process of Elimination	7:29
		Read the Sentence Using Your Choice		8:04
			This is a Great Way to Eliminate Wrong Choices	8:41
		Educated Guessing		8:59
			You Can Almost Always Eliminate At Least a Couple of Choices	9:34
		Double Blanks		10:03
			Both Words have to Fit	10:07
			This Can Be Used to Your Advantage	10:28
		Negation		11:06
			Examples	11:11
			Pay Attention to Double Negation	11:57
		Clue Words & Question Types		12:14
			Pay Attention to 'Clue Words'	12:24
		Clue Words		12:48
			Contradiction / Opposition	12:50
			Similarity / Support	14:16
			Logical Connection / Cause and Effect	14:57
			Three Major Types	16:04
		Question Types		17:03
			Definition / Example	17:15
			Example	18:53
			Contrast	19:28
			Example	19:51
			Correlation	20:44
			Example	21:03
			Logical Argument	21:51
			Example	22:35
			Review	23:37
			By Paying Attention to Clue Words, You Can More Easily Figure Out Which Question Type You're Looking At	25:37
		Vocabulary		26:48
			Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words	27:22
			Examples	27:56
			Know Your Prefixes and Suffixes If You're Going to Use This Strategy	29:01
			Vocabulary: Etymology	29:38
			What is It?	29:51
			How can It Help?	29:59
			Word Histories Can Be Interesting	30:46
			Example	31:20
			Online Etymology Dictionary	33:56
			Cram Lists	34:46
			Resources	35:47
			Read!	37:23
	Critical Reading: Passage-Based Reading			30:37
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:11
		Introduction		0:20
			Talk More About the Building Blocks of Passage-Based Reading	0:56
		Types of Passages		1:09
			Short Passage Is About 10-15 Lines Long	1:14
			Long Passage is About 50-100 Lines Long	1:28
			Double Passage	2:11
		Read the Italics!		3:03
			Some Questions Can't Be Answered Without Reading the Italics	3:33
		Reading Skills: They Matter		3:52
			Improve Reading Skills by Practice Reading	4:21
		'Best' Choice		5:46
			Read All the Choices	5:56
			Best Doesn't Mean Perfect	6:12
		Other Words for 'Best'		6:47
			Look for a Choice That's Better Than the Others	7:47
		Questions by Order		8:36
			The Questions Usually Help You Find Where to Look in the Text by Giving the Line Number	9:05
		Help! No Line Number!		9:42
			Questions About a Specific Reference in Text	10:22
			Consider These Questions	10:36
			Order of Questions	11:09
			Sometimes, You'll Be Asked About the Passage as a Whole	11:59
			These Questions Come After Questions About Specific References	12:27
			General and Specific Reference	12:47
		Read Before and After Reference		13:25
			You Need Context, Not Just Reference	13:44
		Use the Passage!		14:41
			The Answers Are in the Passage, No Outside Knowledge Needed	15:12
			Should be Able to Point Out Your Evidence in the Text	15:43
			Every Answer Must Come from the Text	16:07
		Keep It Simple		16:32
			The Farther You Get From the Reference, The Less Likely to Find the Answer	17:00
			Example	17:14
		Keep It Calm		18:13
			Passages Are Calm and Responsible	19:08
		What's the Author Saying?		19:45
		Double Passage and Author Viewpoint		20:48
			Figure Out What Each Author's Main Point Is	21:34
			Need to Know the Essence of Each Author's Argument	21:43
		Eliminating Wrong Choices		22:24
			Necessary for Critical Reading Questions	22:56
		Short Tips		24:00
			Quote	24:18
			New Idea: Chunking	24:34
			Sarcasm	24:56
			Why Is There Quotes Around a Word(s)?	26:08
			Positive Light on Minority Group Questions	26:10
			Careful on Double Passages	27:47
			Answer to a Question is Unlikely to Contradict Established Facts	28:47
	Critical Reading: Reading Strategies			36:34
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:12
		Introduction		0:22
		Stay Positive: Yourself		0:55
			'Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't - You're Right'	1:16
			Get the General Idea	2:03
		Stay Positive: The Passage		2:51
			If You Convince Yourself It's Interesting, It'll be Easier to Understand and Read	3:23
		What Makes Reading Hard?		4:34
			Understanding	4:39
			Focus	4:59
		Strategy: the Default		6:43
			Read the Passage from Start to Finish, Then Answer Questions in Order	6:53
			Good Strategy for Strong Readers Who Find it Easy to Focus	7:08
		Write While You Read		7:55
			Takes Notes	8:10
			Underline Important Ideas	8:13
			It Keeps You Aware of What's Important in the Text	8:40
			It Gives You Something to Actively Do	9:12
		Strategy: Chunking		9:54
			Break the Passage into Smaller Pieces	10:10
			Draw Lines on Your Paper to Divide Each Chunk	11:24
			Keep Summary Short	11:58
			Summarize the Whole Passage	13:16
			Answer Questions	13:58
			Pros	14:24
			Cons	15:58
		Strategy: Treasure Hunt		17:39
			Read Italicized Introduction to the Passage But Don't Read the Passage Yet	17:54
			Skim Questions for Lines with Passage Reference	18:09
			Mark the Line Reference in the Passage	18:27
			Flip Back to the Corresponding Questions When You Get Near a Mark	19:27
			Continue Reading With the Question in Mind	19:56
			Pros	21:06
			Cons	22:33
		Special Strategy: Double Passages		24:07
			How to Read Two Passages at Once	24:51
		Special Strategy: Smash and Grab		25:47
			Skip Reading the Passage and Find a Questions About a Specific Line Reference	26:11
			Pros	27:21
			Cons	27:35
			Terrible Strategy: Keep Track of Your Time!	28:37
			Practice	29:25
		Figure Our Your Strategy		31:33
			There is No 'Best' Strategy	31:41
		Practice Reading		33:06
			Any Reading Material That You Find Interesting and Slightly Challenging is Great	33:52
IV. Writing
	Introduction to the Writing Section			26:37
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:12
		Welcome to Writing		0:21
		How Important Is the Writing Section?		0:55
			It's Important, But It's the Least Important of the Three Sections	1:08
			Colleges View Score	1:30
			The Writing Section Matters	2:17
			If Your Score is 80+ Points More Than the Other Sections, Focus on Writing	2:46
			Why Colleges Care So Little About the Writing Section	4:10
			A Caveat	8:06
			You're Applying to a School with a High Number of Applicants	8:38
			You're Not a Native English Speaker	14:13
		How is The Writing Section Set Up?		15:26
			Three Different Writing Sections	15:37
			Two Distinct Types That the Writing Section Comes In	15:54
		The Essay		16:38
			How It's Scored	17:12
		The Grammar Subsection		17:35
			Improving Sentences	17:43
			Identifying Sentence Errors	18:32
			Improving Paragraphs	18:52
		Composition of the Writing Section		19:42
			Breakdown of the 49 Questions	19:50
			The Order	20:36
		Scoring the Writing Section		21:16
			Have Someone Else Look at the Scoring Guidelines and Then Score Your Essay	23:19
		Read		25:03
	Writing: The Essay			70:10
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:06
		Introduction		0:15
		The Essentials		0:51
			Passage	0:56
			Assignment	1:07
			25 Minutes to Write Your essay	1:39
		The Official Scoring Rubric		2:05
			Score of 6	3:00
			Score of 1	3:22
			Look in the Essay Section of SAT Book for More Specific Scoring Rubric	3:58
		The Reality of Scoring		4:40
			You Can Write a Simplistic, Formulaic Essay That Will Still get a Pair of 6s	5:32
			Why? Because the Readers Spend Two or Three Minutes Per Essay	6:41
			This Mean You Want Your Essay To Follow the Formula for Writing Essays	7:49
			Quantity Over Quality	9:34
			'History is a Set of Lies Agreed Upon'	11:02
		Write Legibly		12:43
			Try and Write Bigger	13:36
			Do Not Write About Something Other Than The Assignment	14:59
		Clearly Choose One Side		15:59
			Make Your Thesis Obvious	16:20
			Never Try to Argue Both Side	16:54
			Do It Even If You Disagree With the Prompt	17:12
		Time Management		18:21
			Divide Up Your Time As Follows	18:35
		Structuring Your Essay		20:18
			Use the Same Formula As In Middle School	20:55
		Finish Your Essay		22:21
			Good Idea to Leave Time for Editing at the End	22:49
			Watch the Clock!	23:29
		Longer = Better		23:55
			Longer Essays Tend to Score Higher	23:57
			Crank Out Massive Amounts of Writing	24:00
		Practice Writing		25:26
			Like Any Skill, Practice!	25:39
			Sit Down Every Day and Give Yourself Ten Minutes to Write as Much As You Can	26:16
		Hook Sentence		27:01
			A First Sentence That Captures the Attention and Interest of the Reader	27:08
			Hook Sentence is Different From a Thesis	27:25
			A Good Hook is Anything Interesting That Connects to Your Essay	28:09
			Surprise, Humor, Style	28:32
		Transitions		30:27
			Use When You Change From One Idea to the Next	31:42
			Especially Important When You Change Paragraphs	31:47
			Also Want Transition Between Hook Sentence and Thesis	32:32
			Transition Can Be Complex, Funny, or Interesting	33:18
			Basic Examples	33:47
		Use Big Word		35:11
			Use Two or Three Complex Words to Make You Look Smart	35:15
			Examples of Complex Synonyms for Basic Words	35:59
		Examples: Evidence to Support Thesis		38:38
			Use Examples That Show How Your Thesis Is Correct	38:41
			Each Body Paragraphs Should contain One Major Example That Connects to Your Thesis	39:05
		Examples: What Kind?		39:40
			Bet Kind of Evidence for the SAT	40:13
		Examples: Don't Use the Passage		42:58
			Why? The point of The Examples is To Show Your Creativity and Ability to Connect Ideas	43:54
		Examples: Counter-Arguments		45:06
			This is The One Time It's Ok to Use the Prompt's Text Passage	46:33
		Examples: False Examples		47:08
			To Lie or Not to Lie, That Is The Question	47:10
			In Theory You Could Write	48:19
			In Reality You Could Write	48:55
			You Can Make Extremely Strong Arguments If You Make Up All Your Evidence	50:17
			To Quote Mark Twain	50:35
			If You Find Yourself in a Bing and You Really Need One More Example	51:20
		Example: What Do You Know?		52:09
			Notice That A Lot of Examples Can Be Used in a Variety of Situations	52:46
			Exercise	54:05
		Overview: The Formula		62:44
			Brainstorm - 3 Mins	62:54
			Write - 20 Mins	64:47
			Edit 2 Mins	67:13
	Multiple-Choice Grammar			23:31
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:06
		Introduction		0:15
		Formal, Written English		1:45
			Written Section Tests You on Formal, Written English	1:46
			Avoid Colloquialisms and Certain Kinds of Everyday English	2:21
		Beware Rising Difficulty		2:59
			Easier Questions Will Have Clear Errors in Earlier Subsection	3:30
			Just Because a Phrase Sounds Unusual Does Not Automatically Mean It's Incorrect	3:56
		Read Aloud		5:12
			Read Sentences Aloud When Practicing	5:13
			Try to 'Hear' the Sentences	5:55
		Omit Middle Clauses		7:08
			Omit Clauses in Complex Sentences	7:09
			Example	7:39
			Once You Remove the Clutter	8:39
		Eliminate Wrong Choices		9:22
			On the Easy Questions, You'll Find the Correct Choice Right in the Beginning	9:34
			Eliminate Choices as You Notice Errors	9:47
		Pacing and Skipping		10:26
			35 Questions on the 25-Minute Section	10:52
			Skip Difficult Questions	11:01
		No Error Shows Up Occasionally		11:23
			Don't Expect Too Many Sentences to Start Off Correct	11:42
			No Error Shows Up About 20%	12:05
		Improving Sentences		12:51
			Question Has Sentence With Part of it Underlined	12:59
			Choose a Phrase That Will Replace the Underlined Portion	13:27
		Improving Sentences: Strategies		13:53
			Read the Whole Sentence	13:56
			Read the Choices One By One	14:39
			Pay Close Attention to the Grammar	15:10
			If you Still Don't Know, Choose One That Sounds Formal and Dry	15:34
		Identifying Sentence Errors		16:23
			Figure Out Which Underlined Portion Contains a Mistake	16:56
		Identifying Sentence Errors: Strategies		18:03
			Read Each Underlined Portion Carefully	18:19
			If You Still Can't Find an Error, There Probably Isn't One	18:55
		Improving Paragraphs		19:33
		Improving Paragraphs: Strategies		21:31
			Look At It In Context	22:13
	Grammar Mistake Petting Zoo			32:03
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:07
		Introduction		0:16
		Subject-Verb Agreement		1:32
			Verb Conjugation	1:43
			Example 1	3:00
			Example 2	4:02
		Verb Tense		5:08
			Past, Present, Future	5:09
			Example 1	5:54
		Noun-Pronoun Agreement		6:28
			Pronoun Replaces a Noun	6:30
			Example 1	7:49
			SAT Won't Give an Error That Obvious- Sentences Will Separate the Noun and Pronoun With Other Clauses	8:22
			Singular vs. Plural	9:06
			Intervening Clauses Can make it More Difficult	10:32
			Words Behave Like a Normal Singular Noun Both for Verb Conjugation and for Possession Reference	13:24
		Pronoun Case		14:48
			Pronouns with Subject or Object Case	15:54
			Example	16:20
			Pay Attention to What Happens in the Sentence	17:18
			Example 1	17:30
			Example 2	18:32
		Parallel Structure		20:21
			Once a Pattern Becomes Established, It Needs to Be Carried Through the Rest of the Structure	20:26
			Example	20:36
		Run-On Sentences		21:01
			A Run-On Sentence Contains Multiple Independent Clauses	21:03
			Example	21:19
			On The SAT, the Sentence Just Tries to Say Too Much	22:18
		Idioms/ Prepositions		23:15
			Idiom = Combination of Words That means Something Different From What the Words Would Literally mean	23:19
			Examples	23:42
			SAT Does Not Use These Kinds of Idiomatic Phrases	25:02
			SAT Tests on the Idiomatic Usage of Prepositions	25:21
			Knowing Which Preposition Means What is Mainly a Matter of Experience	26:44
		Read Carefully		28:40
			Sometimes the Error is Very Simple, But Hard to notice If You're Rushing Through	28:45
			Example	28:59
			Error Sounds Like What We're Used to Hearing, But Is Incorrect When Written Out	29:31
V. Mathematics
	Math Introduction & Strategy			27:38
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:08
		Introduction		0:18
		The Math Section		0:55
			Most Direct Section	0:56
			You've Been Exposed to All the Concepts Before	1:09
			Only One Right Choice is the Answer	3:04
		Student-Produced Response / Grid-In		3:17
			Grid-In Questions	3:25
			Work Out The Answer on Your Own and Enter It Into a Grid on Your Answer Sheet	3:40
			Section Above the Grid is to Write the Number	4:40
			Don't Use Mixed Fractions	5:29
			No Penalty for Wrong Answers	5:58
		Know Your Math Concepts		6:52
			Good News: Math Section Tests You on a Variety of Specific Math Concepts	7:23
			Study! You Need to Know Math	9:04
			Write Down Unfamiliar and Difficult Questions to Go Back to Later	10:14
		Write In Your Test Booklet		12:24
			Your Test Booklet Is Your Scratch Paper	12:44
		Pay Attention		13:29
			Sanity Checks: 'Does This Seem Reasonable?'	14:21
		Know Your Calculator		16:01
			Calculators Are Great but You Have to Set Up the Problem	16:33
		Omit Based on Goal Score		17:42
			If You Want a Score of 650+, Attempt All the Questions	20:16
		Back Solving		20:42
			Good for If You Don't Know How to Approach Solving a Given Problem	21:50
		Replace Variables With Numbers		22:22
			Try Out Hypothetical Numbers on a Problem if You Find the Variables Too Confusing	22:31
			Works Best on Problems That Describe a Number or Give Choices That Are All Algebraic Expressions	23:28
		Choices As Hints		24:48
			Look For Patterns in the Choices	25:23
	Math: Common Issues			43:49
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:07
		Introduction		0:15
		Word Problems		1:17
			Make Variables	1:41
			Make Equations	3:24
			Example	4:29
		Draw Pictures		7:42
			Not Necessary, But a Visual Representation of a Problem Can Help a Lot	8:56
			If the Problem is Not Drawn to Scale, It Can Help to Draw it to Scale	9:19
		Area in Pieces		11:08
			Example	11:16
			The Idea is Expressed By…	12:50
		Order of Operations		14:24
			Parentheses and Brackets	14:50
			Exponents and Roots	15:20
			Multiplication and Division	15:26
			Addition and Subtraction	15:28
		Algebra		15:58
			One of the Most Fundamental Ideas in Algebra	16:06
			Example	16:17
			Do the Same Thing to Both Sides	17:12
		Fractions		18:21
			The Basics: Addition	18:22
			How to Change the Denominator of a Fraction	19:11
			The Basics: Multiplication	20:29
			Fractions Over Fractions	21:31
			Cross Multiplication	23:05
			Never Use Cross-Multiplication Again	25:15
		Substitution		26:45
			You Have to Replace with the Whole Expression	26:47
		Solving Multiple Equations		28:05
			Three Ways to Solve Simultaneous Equations	28:27
			Substitution	28:56
			Adding Equations/ Elimination	31:08
			Graphing	33:41
		Exponents		35:41
		Average		36:46
			Mean	36:55
			Median	37:13
			Mode	37:42
			Example	37:52
		Percent		39:16
			Percent Means Per Hundred	39:17
		Probability		40:23
			Assume All Possible Outcomes Are Equally Likely	40:24
			Formula for the Probability of Something Happening	41:03
		Funny Symbol Questions		41:43
			Example	42:36
	Math Concept Petting Zoo: Part 1			33:02
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:06
		Welcome to the Zoo!		0:14
		How Does the Zoo Work?		1:03
			You Will See a Question Based on a Concept	1:04
			Difficulty is Not Indicative of the Difficulty of Similar Questions on the SAT	1:50
		What You Should Do		2:23
			Keep Pen and Paper In Front of You	2:24
			Write Down Concepts You Don't Know Well	3:23
			Go Study Those Concepts	3:53
		Intersection and Union		4:59
			Intersection	5:16
			Union	5:29
		Sequences / Patterns		6:27
			Pattern for the Example	6:43
		Even/ Odd Properties		8:35
			Example Explanation	8:55
		Primes		10:05
			Largest Prime Factor of 40	10:15
		Percent		11:00
			Example Explanation	11:23
		Percent Change		12:41
			Example Explanation	12:58
		Average: Mean, Median, Mode		14:27
			Example Explanation	14:46
		Absolute Value		16:04
			Example Explanation	16:17
		Solving Equations for Unusual Things		17:26
			Example Explanation	17:50
		Distance = Speed x Time		18:33
			Example Explanation	18:56
		Radicals		19:46
			Example Explanation	19:58
		Exponents		21:09
			Example Explanation	21:33
		Concepts of a Function		23:00
			Example Explanation	23:17
		Domain and Range		24:06
			Domain	24:19
			Range	25:22
		Function Transformations		26:21
			Example Explanation	26:42
		Expanding Factors (AKA: FOIL)		28:33
			Example Explanation	29:06
		Factoring		30:39
			Example Explanation	30:52
		Solving Polynomials		31:27
			Example Explanation	31:41
	Math Concept Petting Zoo: Part 2			29:30
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:06
		Return to the Zoo		0:15
		Equation of a Line		1:55
			Example Explanation	2:09
		Perpendicular Slope		3:40
			Example Explanation	3:53
		Properties of Angles		4:34
			Example Explanation	4:47
		Parallel Lines		6:05
			Example Explanation	6:16
		Ratios		7:00
			Example Explanation	7:16
		Similar Shapes		8:21
			Example Explanation	8:40
		Direct Variation / Direct Proportion		9:53
			Example Explanation	10:08
		Inverse Variation / Inverse Proportion		11:25
			Example Explanation	11:40
		Pythagorean Theorem		13:00
			Example Explanation	13:19
		Special Triangles		14:27
			Example Explanation	14:41
		Sum of Angles in a Triangle		16:47
			Example Explanation	16:58
		Area and Perimeter for a Polygon		18:00
			Example Explanation	18:10
		Area and Circumference for a Circle		19:38
			Example Explanation	19:49
		Volume and Surface Area		20:46
			Example Explanation	20:54
		Probability		24:15
			Example Explanation	24:45
		Interpreting Data		26:11
			Example Explanation	26:27
VI. The Test
	Watch the Day Before the Test			10:39
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:06
		The Day (or Night) Before		0:16
		Congratulations!		0:59
		Gentle Reminder: Strategies		1:29
			Pace Yourself	1:52
			Eliminate Wrong Choices	2:07
			Stay Focused	2:29
		Gentle Reminder: Things to Bring		3:30
			Admission Ticket	3:35
			Photo ID	3:39
			No. 2 Pencils	3:44
			Calculator	4:12
			Watch	4:17
			Do NOT Bring Your Phone	4:34
		What to Do the Night Before		6:49
			Make Certain You Have Your Stuff Packed Up	7:33
			Get to Bed Extra Early	7:41
			Set an Alarm	7:55
			Eat a Good Breakfast	8:01
			Get to the Test Center 15 Minutes Early	8:17
		Don't Stress		8:29
		No, Seriously, Don't Stress		9:14
			The SAT is Important But It Will Not Determine the Rest Of Your Life	9:18
			SAT Scores Don't Matter Once You're at College	9:33
		You Got This!		10:06
VII. Sample Tests
	Answer Guide: Test 1, Section 3 (Math)			28:40
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:06
		Answer Guide - Test 1, Section 3 (Math)		0:15
		1.3.1		1:00
		1.3.2		1:58
		1.3.3		2:43
		1.3.4		3:17
		1.3.5		4:20
		1.3.6		5:26
		1.3.7		6:46
		1.3.8		7:44
		1.3.9		8:18
		1.3.10		9:30
		1.3.11		11:03
		1.3.12		13:31
		1.3.13		14:44
		1.3.14		16:15
		1.3.15		16:51
		1.3.16		19:00
		1.3.17		19:56
		1.3.18		21:34
		1.3.19		23:03
		1.3.20		27:20
	Answer Guide: Test 1, Section 7 (Math)			25:35
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:37
		Answer Guide - Test 1, Section 7 (Math)		0:46
		1.7.1		1:36
		1.7.2		2:14
		1.7.3		2:54
		1.7.4		4:22
		1.7.5		5:05
		1.7.6		6:25
		1.7.7		7:28
		1.7.8		9:30
		1.7.9		10:59
		1.7.10		11:26
		1.7.11		12:06
		1.7.12		13:03
		1.7.13		15:12
		1.7.14		16:54
		1.7.15		17:59
		1.7.16		18:41
		1.7.17		22:22
		1.7.18		24:13
	Answer Guide: Test 1, Section 8 (Math)			21:31
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:06
		Answer Guide - Test 1, Section 8 (Math)		0:15
		1.8.1		1:02
		1.8.2		1:29
		1.8.3		2:15
		1.8.4		3:02
		1.8.5		4:08
		1.8.6		5:05
		1.8.7		7:23
		1.8.8		8:17
		1.8.9		9:33
		1.8.10		10:01
		1.8.11		10:39
		1.8.12		12:00
		1.8.13		13:08
		1.8.14		15:14
		1.8.15		16:50
		1.8.16		18:19
	Answer Guide: Test 2, Section 2 (Math)			33:34
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:07
		Answer Guide: Test 2, Section 2 (Math)		0:15
		2.2.1		1:30
		2.2.2		2:18
		2.2.3		2:47
		2.2.4		3:23
		2.2.5		4:29
		2.2.6		7:10
		2.2.7		7:53
		2.2.8		9:19
		2.2.9		10:16
		2.2.10		12:00
		2.2.11		13:27
		2.2.12		16:23
		2.2.13		17:34
		2.2.14		18:13
		2.2.15		18:55
		2.2.16		21:01
		2.2.17		23:04
		2.2.18		25:35
		2.2.19		26:47
		2.2.20		30:02
	Answer Guide: Test 2, Section 5 (Math)			37:21
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:07
		Answer Guide: Test 2, Section 5 (Math)		0:15
		2.5.1		1:30
		2.5.2		1:51
		2.5.3		4:34
		2.5.4		6:21
		2.5.5		8:36
		2.5.6		10:54
		2.5.7		11:48
		2.5.8		13:46
		2.5.9		16:32
		2.5.10		16:53
		2.5.11		18:40
		2.5.12		19:52
		2.5.13		21:21
		2.5.14		22:17
		2.5.15		27:30
		2.5.16		29:53
		2.5.17		32:19
		2.5.18		34:59
	Answer Guide: Test 2, Section 8 (Math)			28:46
		Intro		0:00
		Legal Disclaimer		0:10
		Answer Guide: Test 2, Section 8 (Math)		0:18
		2.8.1		1:41
		2.8.2		2:13
		2.8.3		2:39
		2.8.4		3:44
		2.8.5		4:27
		2.8.6		5:32
		2.8.7		6:31
		2.8.8
		2.8.8		8:56
		2.8.9		11:00
		2.8.10		12:55
		2.8.11		15:05
		2.8.12		16:07
		2.8.13		17:04
		2.8.14		21:29
		2.8.15		23:47
		2.8.16		25:00

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