International Tester's help with SAT Reading

Shift into a higher gear and break into the 700s on SAT Reading

Does this sound familiar? You use process of elimination and get down to 2 options, and you always pick the wrong one....

Shift into a higher gear and break into the 700s on SAT Reading Learn how SAT answers are formed and use Process of Elimination to get to the correct answer in SAT Reading.

Train for the SAT as if it were a Race

The biggest mistake I see students make with test prep is delaying until they find the “perfect” materials before starting. You don’t want to waste time or money. Right? The problem is that by delaying; you are wasting time and possibly money. Reddit is filled with students asking for the “best” materials to reach a 1550+ score or students who have raised their scores opening up to questions....

Train for the SAT as if it were a Race Preparing for the SAT requires you to treat it like you are training for a race, not studying for a test. Learn how to approach the SAT.

SAT Preparation in 2026-First steps and materials

Learn how to get started with your SAT® Preparation STEP 1- Understand how the digital SAT® differs from past SATs The digital SAT is different beyond the fact that you take it on a computer. It is a “black box” test that takes in your answers and returns a score without really allowing you to understand how that score was calculated....

SAT Preparation in 2026-First steps and materials Confused by conflicting and outdated advice on SAT preparation? This post will give you first steps and links to solid SAT prep materials.

Do You have the Skills for SAT?

Have you ever started a new hobby? You bought all the fresh and exciting tools to paint a picture or play golf or knit a scarf or bake a cake. Then you started, and it is a little (a lot) harder than you expected. And the results are quite what you wanted. And you feel disappointed. SAT© students often feel this way because they misunderstand tools for skills for SAT© ....

Do You have the Skills for SAT? Do you know the difference between tools and skills for SAT? Learn and determine if you have the skills needed.

The Scariest College Interview Question

Learn how to answer what many students believe is the worst college interview question....

The Scariest College Interview Question College interviews often start with a question students find scary: Tell me about yourself. Learn how to answer this challenging question.

Why Introverts have a hard time with College Interviews

It is that time of year when students contact with a combination of excitement and fear. They have been invited to interview with one of their dream schools. While they are thrilled for the chance to have an interview, they are also terrified because they don't want to screw it up. This is double true for my more introverted students. Strong eye contact, high energy responses, overt enthusiasm, these are not the forte of most introverts....

Why Introverts have a hard time with College Interviews Introverts struggle with College interviews because interviews are extroverts' domain. Prepare for the college interview without the pain.

The Words in Context Questions on the SAT can be some of the hardest for non-native speakers to overcome....

https://internationaltester.com/2025/11/05/words-in-context-questions-on-the-sat-can-be-some-of-the-hardest-to-overcome/

The Digital SAT® Reading and Writing section has some distinct differences from the previous versions of the test. Your fist step as an SAT® student is to be able to identify these question types so that you can apply the appropriate strategies and pinpoint weaknesses. The College Board's test writers give you broad categories of of questions that is less than helpful for identifying your weaknesses....

https://internationaltester.com/2025/06/01/digital-sat-reading-writing-question-types/

Great News. The College Board is adding 1 brand new SAT test and 3 new revamped tests in February 2025.

4 New Digital SAT© Tests are coming in February 2025 The College Board has announced 4 new Digital SAT© tests will be released in the Bluebook app in February of 2025.

The introductory material for each SAT reading passage can contain key information that will improve your reading comprehension. Don't skip it....

Prime your mind for SAT Reading - internationaltester Guide to SAT students to prime your mind for SAT reading by reading the introductory materials to improve overall reading comprehension.