never fall for a tricky trap answer ever again


Why do so many smart students struggle with the verbal sections of the SAT? There are several reasons, from the tight time constraints of the exam to the challenging language featured in so many of the passages. But perhaps the primary reason so many highly intelligent A.P. students fail to reach a score in the mid-700s or higher on the SAT’s Reading and Writing Test is that all of the answer choices are designed to seem right. Our exclusive Aiming for 800 course teaches proven techniques for differentiating correct answers from trap answers, empowering students to pinpoint the right answer choices on every question guaranteed to be on the SAT.

 

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“I got a 750!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!”


Samantha Burke
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Acton, MA

“It seems so easy now – I can’t believe I used to get confused by these questions. You guys did an awesome job explaining everything, especially word problems and trig. And it wasn’t boring!”


Jacob Gordon-Reed
Harriton High School
Rosemount, PA

“I feel like I finally understand math for the first time in my life. Thank you for being so patient with me and for the extra advice on Friday. I was still kind of nervous when I took the test, but I used all of the strategies we went over, and I didn’t feel like anything was a surprise. I actually finished the no-calculator section a few minutes early, which is amazing considering I used to run out of time. Thank you so much again. I’m really proud of my 690, especially considering I got a 550 the first time.”


Erika Lichtmann
New Tier High School
Winnetka, IL

“I got a 33 in Math and a 35 in Reading. Thank you!” 


Zoe Leistikow
Harriton Senior High School
Rosemont, PA

“Andrew spent last summer taking an ACT course and said he learned a thousand times more in one weekend with you than in two months of that course. I was worried he wouldn’t be able to focus for an online class, but he never complained and even laughed a few times. Kudos to whoever the teacher was. You kept him fully engaged.”


Michelle Berenson
Tenafly High School Parent
Tenafly, NJ

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ADVANCED SAT VERBAL STRATEGIES FOR A.P. STUDENTS

Our Next AIMING FOR 800 Course Begins October 16

Outstanding in math but struggling to reach your highest potential in SAT Reading and Writing? Aiming for 800 is a lively, interactive course designed for high-achieving students who want to learn proven techniques for cracking every verbal question guaranteed to be on the SAT.

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Jul 24 - Aug 23 Schedule

Class 1: MON, JUL 24, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 2: WED, JUL 26, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 3: MON, JUL 31, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 4: WED, AUG 2, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 5: MON, AUG 7, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 6: WED, AUG 9, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 7: MON, AUG 14, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 8: WED, AUG 16, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 9: MON, AUG 21, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 10: WED, AUG 23, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM ED

Jul 25 - Aug 24 Schedule

Class 1: TUE, JUL 25, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 2: THU, JUL 27, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 3: TUE, AUG 1, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 4: THU, AUG 3, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 5: TUE, AUG 8, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 6: THU, AUG 10, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 7: TUE, AUG 15, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 8: THU, AUG 17, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 9: TUE, AUG 22, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Class 10: THU, AUG 24, 2023, 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Jul 24 - Aug 23 Schedule

Class 1: MON, JUL 24, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT

Class 2: WED, JUL 26, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT

Class 3: MON, JUL 31, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT

Class 4: WED, AUG 2, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT

Class 5: MON, AUG 7, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT

Class 6: WED, AUG 9, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT

Class 7: MON, AUG 14, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT

Class 8: WED, AUG 16, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT

Class 9: MON, AUG 21, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT

Class 10: WED AUG 23, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT

Mar 26 - May 21 Schedule

Class 1: SUN, MAR 26, 2023, 04:30 PM – 06:30 PM EDT

Class 2: SUN, APR 2, 2023, 04:30 PM – 06:30 PM EDT
 
Class 3: SUN, APR 16, 2023, 04:30 PM – 06:30 PM EDT
 
Class 4: SUN, APR 23, 2023, 04:30 PM – 06:30 PM EDT
 
Class 5: SUN, APR 30, 2023, 04:30 PM – 06:30 PM EDT
 
Class 6: SUN, MAY 7, 2023, 04:30 PM – 06:30 PM EDT
 
Class 7: SUN, MAY 14, 2023, 04:30 PM – 06:30 PM EDT
 
Class 8: SUN, MAY 21, 2023, 04:30 PM – 06:30 PM EDT

Mar 15 - May 3 Schedule

Class 1:  WED, MAR 15, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT

Class 2: WED, MAR 22, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT
 
Class 3: WED, MAR 29, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT
 
Class 4: WED, APR 5, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT
 
Class 5: WED, APR 12, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT
 
Class 6: WED, APR 19, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT
 
Class 7: WED, APR 26, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT
 
Class 8: WED, MAY 3, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT

Jan 17 - Mar 7 Schedule

Class 1: TUE, JAN 17, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EST

Class 2: TUE, JAN 24, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EST
 
Class 3: TUE, JAN 31, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EST
 
Class 4: TUE, FEB 7, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EST
 
Class 5: TUE, FEB 14, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EST
 
Class 6: TUE, FEB 21, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EST
 
Class 7: TUE, FEB 28, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EST
 
Class 8: TUE, MAR 7, 2023, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EST

Oct 30 - Nov 29 Schedule

Class 1: SUN, OCT 30, 2022, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT / 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM CDT
Class 2: TUE, NOV 1, 2022, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EDT / 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM CDT
Class 3: SUN, NOV 6, 2022, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EST / 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM CST
Class 4: TUE, NOV 8, 2022, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EST / 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM CST
Class 5: SUN, NOV 13, 2022, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EST / 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM CST
Class 6: TUE, NOV 15, 2022, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EST / 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM CST
Class 7: SUN, NOV 20, 2022, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EST / 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM CST
Class 8: TUE, NOV 29, 2022, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM EST / 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM CST

July 5 - Aug 23 Schedule

Class 1: Tuesday, July 5, 2022, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET

Class 2: Tuesday, July 12, 2022, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET

Class 3: Tuesday, July 19, 2022, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET

Class 4: Tuesday, July 26, 2022, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET

Class 5: Tuesday, August 2, 2022, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET

Class 6: Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET

Class 7: Tuesday, August 16, 2022, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET

Class 8: Tuesday, August 23, 2022, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET

DEC 18 - MAR 8 Schedule

Exam 1: Saturday, December 18, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET at TMLA.

Class 1: Tuesday, January 4, 2022, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET (Live-Online). 

Class 2: Tuesday, January 11, 2022, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET (Live-Online). 

Exam 2: Saturday, January 15, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET at TMLA.

Class 3: Tuesday, January 18, 2022, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET (Live-Online). 

Class 4: Tuesday, February 1, 2022, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET (Live-Online). 

Exam 3: Saturday, February 5, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET at TMLA.

Class 5: Tuesday, February 8, 2022, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET (Live-Online). 

Class 6: Tuesday, February 15, 2022, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET (Live-Online). 

Exam 4: Saturday, February 26, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET at TMLA.

Class 7: Tuesday, March 1, 2022, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET (Live-Online). 

Class 8: Tuesday, March 8, 2022, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET (Live-Online). 

Oct 27 – Nov 20 Schedule

Class 1: Wednesday, October 27, 2021, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET

Class 2: Saturday, October 30, 2021, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Class 3: Wednesday, November 3, 2021, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET

Class 4: Saturday, November 6, 2021, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Class 5: Wednesday, November 10, 2021, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET

Class 6: Saturday, November 13, 2021, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Class 7: Wednesday, November 17, 2021, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET

Class 8: Saturday, November 20, 2021, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET

100 THINGS MOST TEENAGERS WOULD RATHER DO THAN PREP FOR THE SAT OR ACT

1. Visit the orthodontist. 2. Watch PBS. 3. Go an entire week without rolling their eyes at their parents. 4. Watch C-SPAN. 5. Retake their AP Chem final. 6. Intern at a local CPA’s office. 7. Turn off their cell phone. 8. Mop the kitchen. 9. Clean their bathroom. 10. Renounce social media. 11. Write a 10-page history paper. 12. Get a bunch of allergy shots. 13. Wait in line at the post office. 14. Watch the Weather Channel. 15. Be abducted by aliens. 16. Attend a clarinet recital. 17. Tour a Soviet-era nuclear plant. 18. Eat a healthy and nutritious dinner. 19. Do calisthenics. 20. Bake snickerdoodle cookies for that guy who’s always loitering by his van. 21. Watch a black-and-white foreign film without subtitles. 22. Clean out the rain gutters. 23. Pretend they’re 42 and recently divorced. 24. Listen to NPR’s Weekend Edition. 25. Read a newspaper. 26. Visit the DMV. 27. Eat crispy fried tarantulas (considered a delicacy in Cambodia). 28. Serve as a “breath odor evaluator” for a toothpaste company. (Yes, this job actually exists.) 29. Go on a double date with their parents. 30. Undergo dental surgery. 31. Babysit their annoying stepbrother. 32. Empty Mr. Whisker’s litter box. 33. Take out the trash. 34. Clean the rain gutters. 35. Tell their parents they’d like to sit down to discuss the Birds n’ the Bees. 36. Stare at a blank television screen for several hours. 37. Be fitted for orthodontic headgear. 38. Organize their closet. 39. Vacuum their entire house. 40. Eat that substance their school cafeteria claims is Sloppy Joe. 41. Kiss Tucker Carlson. 42. Make origami turtles for the residents of a local nursing home. 43. Do a few hundred burpees. 44. Try Uncle Morris’s beef stew. 45. Watch Hillbilly Handfishin’ on Animal Planet. 46. Eat “bird’s nest” soup, which sounds kind of scrumptious unless you know the broth is made from bird SALIVA. 47. Set up an Facebook account for Grandma. 48. Start a backyard garden. 49. Dust home furnishings. 50. Do an exercise known as the “Bulgarian Split Squat.” 51. Help Dad trim his back hair. 52. Hunt for spare change between the sofa cushions. 53. Hunt for leftover Cheez-Its between the sofa cushions. 54. Mow the lawn. 55. Learn how to knit. 56. Research Wikipedia’s entry on the history of Q- tips. 57. Count how many times they can blink in one hour. 58. Compose a haiku. 59. Do one of the American Dental Association’s oral disease-themed jigsaw puzzles. 60. Watch televised bowling. 61. Give Grandpa a foot massage. 62. Give Grandma a foot massage. 63. Play tea party with their six-year-old stepsister. 64. Read The Red Badge of Courage. 65. Browse Burlington Coat Factory’s fall collection. 66. Floss. 67. Listen to The Scarlett Letter on audiobook. 68. Watch televised bowling. 69. Lie really, really still and pretend they’re deceased. 70. Join their twelve-year-old sister and all of her friends for a dance party!!! 71. Wash their parents’ minivan. 72. Journal about their feelings. 72. Give themselves a haircut. 73. Make homemade kombucha. 74. Learn to crochet. 75. Get a head start on their LinkedIn profile. 76. Watch a black- and-white movie marathon. 77. Visit the library. 78. Run a relay race. 79. Eat slimy san-nakji, which is considered a delicacy in Korea. 80. Eat khash, a traditional dish in Southeastern Europe that is so disgusting you’re just going to have to Google it to find out what it’s made of. 81. Eat the Swedish delicacy blodpättar, which kind of sounds like what it is. 81. Eat bat soup, a traditional dish in Micronesia. 82. Eat harkarl, rotten shark meat that is considered a delicacy in Iceland. 83. Eat the Scottish dish known as haggis. 84. Eat escamol, a Mexican dish that kind of looks like it’s made of rice but definitely isn’t. 85. Eat “Rocky Mountain Oysters,” which, despite the name, may not be from the Rocky Mountains and definitely are not oysters. 86. Wrestle an alligator. 87. Be a “professional apologizer,” a person whose actual full-time job is to apologize on behalf of other people. 88. Be an ostrich babysitter, which is apparently something people do in South Africa. 89. Ponder what life would have been like if they had been born in Kazakhstan. 90. Take a transatlantic flight on Biman Bangladesh Airlines, widely considered the worst airline in the entire world. 91. Eat fugu, a potentially lethal blowfish. 92. Do a form of running exercise known as “laps of misery.” 93. Walk the neighbor’s dog. 94. Clean their room. 95. Frolic naked through the mall. 96. Do a handstand on two fingers. 97. Do one-armed chin-ups. 98. Do a form of exercise known as a “flying human flag abdominal crunch.” 99. Watch the 2011 movie Tree of Life. (Trust us, it’s booooring.) 100. Use sock puppets to practice their future networking skills.