Eliot Schrefer is a private SAT tutor and Harvard grad, and he has decided to share his shortcuts and strategies for increasing your scores on the SAT. Judging from his book, he must do very, very well as a tutor. Having the knowledge to pass the test is just the beginning of preparing for the SAT, knowing when to pass on a difficult question and how to approach a question backwards to find the answer quicker are a couple of the essential skills you must learn to score high on the SAT when you take it.
I frankly wish that I had reviewed this book before my son took his SAT exams. There are many strategies in this book that I would never have thought to use, and yet they undoubtedly help raise the scores of those who employ them. I'm sure that my kids would have scored higher if they had prepared for things the way Eliot recommends.
Even before you sign up for your SAT date, Eliot goes over some strategies of how to schedule and take the test on the day of your choosing. Did you know that you can miss seven problems on the Math II test and still get a perfect score, whereas you can't miss even one and still get a perfect score in the Math I test.
Can pre-writing a basic essay help you score big on the English section of the SAT? According to Eliot you can, and I would be very inclined to believe him. His suggestions are solid and easy to follow, and his strategies for how to approach the test are excellent. He has suggestions on how to approach math problems that may save you precious minutes on the SAT exam, and that translates directly into higher scores.
I would highly recommend that anyone who is getting ready to take their SAT and SAT II exams read Hack the SAT and work their way through the exercises. Pay special attention to the strategies listed. Eliot knows what he's talking about when it comes to the SAT.
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