Tutors React to the May SAT | Expert Analysis and Tips

Curious about what students really think about the May SAT? 🤔 In this video, we'll be reacting to the May SAT and share thoughts, reactions, and invaluable insights from students and tutors who recently took the May digital SAT including their experiences with the math sections and English sections. From new concepts, surprising questions, testing environment, difficulty level of the test, and hard questions to navigating the Bluebook tools, we'll cover it all. Discover firsthand accounts from students who faced the May SAT. No sugarcoating, just real talk.
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T I M E S T A M P S
00:00 TUTOR REACTION TO THE MAY SAT
00:45 MEET TUTOR EMILY
01:19 QUESTION 1: HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT THE DIGITAL SAT VERSUS THE PAPER TEST LAST YEAR (DIGITAL SAT VS PAPER SAT)
02:45 QUESTION 2: WHAT WAS THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THE TEST?
04:15 QUESTION 3: WHAT WAS THE MOST CHALLENGING THING TO YOU ABOUT THE DIGITAL SAT TEST?
07:35 QUESTION 4: WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS THE TOUGHEST PART IN THE ENGLISH SECTIONS?
10:14 QUESTION 5: HOW WERE THE LAST 5 TO 10 QUESTIONS ON SAT MATH MODULE 2?
11:28 QUESTION 6: WAS THERE ANYTHING TESTED THAT YOU HAVEN’T SEE BEFORE?
13:40 QUESTION 7: HOW MUCH SCRAP PAPER DID YOU USE?
15:18 QUESTION 8: DID YOU HIDE THE CLOCK OR SHOW THE CLOCK?
16:10 QUESTION 9: IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND STUDY ONE THING BEFORE TAKING THIS MAY TEST, WHAT WOULD IT HAVE BEEN?
20:18 WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST ADVICE TO STUDENTS THAT ARE PLANNING TO TAKE THE DIGITAL SAT THIS YEAR?
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FAQ
Name: Laura
Where did you study - University of Notre Dame
What did you major in - Psychology & Mathematics
Can you tutor me - I am not currently taking students, but I have a rockstar tutor team. I trained them, they teach my program, and they all scored 1500+ on the SAT. Highly recommend them!
How long have you been teaching - Since 2007 (please try not to do the math on my age😉)
What do you score on the SAT - I superscore a 1570 (770 English, 800 Math)
Do you teach both English and Math - Yes!
Why do you decide to teach - I was working in leverage acquisition (finance) in New York City and lost my job in 2008 (economy crash). I moved to South Florida to start over and fell into test prep. I realized it was my calling and have been doing it ever since!
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[@subicharanap5239]

We want her score in dsat on 17 may 2024, either as a video or post. People who support this can show by giving a like to the comment.

[@StrategicTestPrep]

She got a 1520

[@BBCBACONBURGER]

​@@StrategicTestPrepdamn😮

[@BBCBACONBURGER]

​i got 1170@@StrategicTestPrep

[@Dumebi_me]

The girl is telling the truth...the English module 2 was so hard I couldn't even understand what I was reading...too many passages with confusing words to understand oh my God

[@jillybrownie2390]

I may be an idiot of course, but the moment I saw the questions in second module of english, I thought I was going to cry. It was SO bad, I didn't even know it could be that bad. I could know what all the words meant, or at least most of them, and they still didn't make sense in the sentence they were used for me, and I don't know why. That, or more than one made sense, which shouldn't be like that in the SAT. I was really hoping for a good grade, too ;-;

[@Sara-gc4hq]

Same the vocab was so complex for the first half, and for the other half the passages were understandable but the answers had nothing to do with what I read. IT WAS HORRIBLE

[@LisaTran]

Laura you're killing it!

[@djd__998]

For me math module 2's last two problems were noticeably harder than the rest rather than being easier, also I found english module 2 fair. Coming from someone who took it in March and May

[@subicharanap5239]

Laura next test is June dsat. Can you take the exam and share your own experience. It deserves millions of views. Please comment, what is your response. People support this hit a like.

[@puneetkaur5681]

In turn is a transition used to indicate sequence. A recent sentence I worked upon- Paleoclimatologist Tanguy Racine of the University of Innsbruck spends much of his time underground in caves picking out twigs and pine needles from melting ice. The information he retrieves from carbon dating these small objects gives valuable information about the formation, waxing, and waning of the ice. *In turn*, he can tease out details about the changes in the climate over hundreds of years.

[@StrategicTestPrep]

Thanks Puneet!! Leave it to our fellow team tutor to rock this out!! 🙌🏻

[@Nithya.13]

In my practice tests, I usually prefer to finish off the harder questions (which are usually at the end of each module) first before I do the easier ones (before y'all come at me, I find them easier to do when I'm not under time-pressure). But when I took the actual SAT in May, the harder ones were somewhere in the middle, and I found it really hard to finish on time. I was forced to guess a few answers just for the sake of attending them.

[@philhinds3655]

In turn is a sequence: The recess was extremely short with many students waiting to play. The only way to avoid chaos was to have each player go to the plate in turn. (Not a great sentence lol)

[@odabashian22]

I found the May math module 2 extremely hard. I am a tutor in Philadelphia, and I scored 800 and 790 on tests 5 and 6. The last few questions on the May test really chewed up the clock and I had to guess on at least 3 questions (which is very unusual for me.) I found Reading/writing to be very similar in difficulty to the college board practice tests.

[@samuelt8602]

i've taken the digital one twice now and the last couple questions kicked my ass.. didn't answer some of them but still got a good score which surprised me

[@StrategicTestPrep]

What did you score?

[@gianaloi7342]

how many questions did you think you got wrong and what was your score?

[@samuelt8602]

@@StrategicTestPrepI got a 740 (for both math and english) when I took it the first time. Of course haven't gotten my second scores yet

[@samuelt8602]

@@gianaloi7342Well I know I didn't answer I think 4 of those last student produced responses, and didn't feel good about some others- so maybe 6 wrong total, a little optimistically. I know for sure I had the hard second module too. I got a 740 which is my highest score (I took the paper one twice)

[@gianaloi7342]

@@samuelt8602 did you practice using the bluebook practice tests? if so, what did you score on those?

[@andreadc6795]

Remember, test takers get random questions from the bank. People are getting different combinations of questions, even on the same test being taken in the same room on the same date

[@jasonkishore3400]

Did pretty well on the paper sat 800m and 720rw, and took this test for some tutoring I’m doing. IMO the math is significantly harder, I couldn’t even finish the math module 2.

[@Eva-eb2lm]

Glad to hear someone else thinks that too! Module 2 for math whooped me. I usually never run out of time, but that 2nd part had me racing the clock fr 😭

[@its_past_here]

Heya, how's life goin . I used to watch ur English videos. I'm thinking of making a sat course. Got 1530 on it last year in 2 months

[@AnasO.Mosaad]

I gotta say though, the May trial was much more easier than the previous March trial I took. Still, I did get confused in the 2nd module in the English section, so Emily's right.

[@odabashian22]

vocatulary was quite easy. The chart (quantitative evidence) questions were challenging, but doable. The math was unnecessarily difficult. Instead of just testing one difficult concept, questions often fused together 2 or 3 difficult concepts.

[@aishwarya1822]

Yeah, even the December sat had such type of math qs

[@TheophilusCobbina]

can you suggest some books or articles for me to read to improve my reading skills ?

[@imaankhalid]

YAY I GOT THE ALLELE HETROZYGOUS PROBLEM I GUESS

[@ARoseRisen]

There were some alphabet soup on the math. So many variables, I couldn't put it in Desmos. 😭

[@StrategicTestPrep]

You can you just need to know how. We are doing a desmos 2 hour crash course in August

[@ARoseRisen]

@@StrategicTestPrep Oh, awesome!!!! 😁

[@dennisdegraphicsdynamo_999]

@@StrategicTestPrep August is too far

[@StrategicTestPrep]

@@dennisdegraphicsdynamo_999 it’ll be here before you know it

[@BrettBachman-ks4xj]

Oh my gosh like, I would love like to hear like….omg… what were we like talking like about again?

[@StrategicTestPrep]

I noticed how much I said like in this video and it made me cringe. I’m typically more articulate than this

[@avaheckman6086]

The weather app said it was going to be very cold outside today. In turn, I decided to wear a heavy sweater.

[@StrategicTestPrep]

Great usage!

[@samuelt8602]

not the triangle circle tangent lines problem

[@NobleAnim]

I NEVER EXPERRED IT

[@rashadyusubov7947]

This was my second attempt at the SAT, I think I scored better, but this time it still doesn't seem to be that great. Last time I scored only 1260 (550 verbal, 710 math)

[@orkins2025]

How did Emily Do? Score please?

[@Leo_maklin]

Is june the last sat date for the year?

[@diegolinares8600]

There’s one in august as well

[@sefiatutors]

There are 4 more: August 24, October 5, November 2, and December 7

[@dennisdegraphicsdynamo_999]

Is the last SAT in November?

[@sefiatutors]

There's one on December 7

[@Okok-rg7br]

What iz SAT

[@eshnamaithani8983]

how can i get from a 1100 to a 1500? what are some tips you have for me? it would be much appreciated.

[@JeremiahRodriguez-gi4mu]

My sister went from an 23 act to a 33 act, obviously sat is different, but the same concept applies. What she said she did to get a higher score was to planned her study sessions, which means she studied alone but kept accountable to herself. She study everyday for at least an hour because the higher the score you want the more you have to study. She also took practice tests and timed herself as if she were taking the real thing and she said don’t keep going over stuff you even if it’s easy, but go over the stuff you’re having difficulty with the most even if it’s not as comfortable. She also said she signed up for an exam that was 2-3 months away so she could properly study and not cram stuff last minute. She also did this thing where on the morning of the exam she took a cold shower to wake up her mind to be prepared, hope that helps.

[@JeremiahRodriguez-gi4mu]

Don’t keep going over stuff you know*; If you’re even wanting to get a better score in the first place that shows that you’re a mindful person caring about your test scores and wanting to go to a good college and have a good future, hope all the best if you take the sat again 👏

[@ARoseRisen]

You need to BINGE Strategic Test Prep videos. They really do tell you everything you need to know. Watch their "Tips" videos first and then watch them go through the practice test. Take notes all the way through. THEN use the college board question bank and take the practice tests by yourself.