We’re covering everything you need to know as you consider applying to the Duke University School of Medicine. You’ll learn about acceptance rates, application deadlines, average MCAT scores, tuition, curriculum, and more. Duke University School of Medicine is located in Durham, North Carolina– a city aptly referred to as the “City of Medicine.” Established […]
Trial advocacy programs prepare future lawyers for work in courtrooms by developing the skillsets necessary to be effective litigators, often through mock trial simulations. Most law schools offer at least a mock trial elective, but several schools have developed a national reputation for their extensive and exceptional trial advocacy offerings. If you envision a career […]
A firm grounding in tax law is essential for many disparate legal career paths. If you’re already considering specializing in tax law, keep these schools top of mind when considering where to apply for law school. Some schools offer the opportunity to complete a joint JD/LLM degree in taxation. Here are the law schools with […]
Functions act as rules that transform inputs into outputs, and they differ from equations in that each input must have only one corresponding output. For example, imagine a robot: Every time you give it an apple, it promptly cuts that apple into three slices. The following table summarizes the first few inputs and their corresponding […]
The Writing module consists of two tasks that must be completed in a total of 60 minutes.You are given one answer sheet for both Task 1 and Task 2 answers. It does not matter where on the answer sheet you write your answers. You can start with Task 1 and do Task 2 afterwards, or […]
Quantitative Comparison problems are not like standard math problems you’ll find on the SAT or a common standardized test. Your job is not to find the correct answer amongst a group of answers (i.e. multiple choice) or to find the correct answer and write it in. You merely have to find out if one of […]
Now that you’ve learned some strategies for the analogy section of the SSAT, take a look at some techniques for guessing and try your hand at some practice questions! What if you reach the point where you can’t figure out the bridge for the stem words, you can’t rule out wrong answer choices, and you want […]
Analogies may seem frightening because they look pretty weird at first glance. You’ll feel better about them as soon as you realize that you speak and think in analogies all the time. Anytime you say, “My sister is like a slug,” you’re drawing an analogy between your sister and slugs—perhaps your sister is as gross […]
Now that you’ve learned some of the strategies for the Word Problem section of the SSAT, test your knowledge with some practice questions!
Now that you’ve learned some of the strategies for the synonym section of the SSAT, try your hand at a few synonym practice questions to test your readiness! But before you jump in, remember the Kaplan 3-Step Method for synonyms: Step 1: Define the stem word Step 2: Find the answer choice that best fits […]