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Intelligent guessing is key on the SAT/ACT. Making sensible guesses isn’t always easy, however. Fortunately, a few simple strategies make it easier for students to improve the odds of picking the right answers to questions that have them  stumped.  Joe Average Meet Joe Average, the typical high school math student. On hard end-of-section questions, Joe always picks an answer he can understand, one that’s easy to get. Since questions near the end are always hard, any answer Joe would pick for these questions will be wrong. Since Joe always falls for trap answers, those too simple to be correct for questions coming near the end of the test, you should eliminate “Joe Average answers” to any question near the end (i.e. in the last third) of the math section. Hard Questions, Hard Answers In general, “Hard questions have hard answers.” When guessing on a problem near the end of the math section, after elimination, avoid easy-looking answers (simple numerals or expressions) and pic...

Intelligent guessing is key on the SAT/ACT. Making sensible guesses isn’t always easy, however. Fortunately, a few simple strategies make it easier for students to improve the odds of picking the right answers to questions that have them  stumped.  Joe Average Meet Joe Average, the typical high school math student. On hard end-of-section questions, Joe always picks an answer he can understand, one that’s easy to get. Since questions near the end are always hard, any answer Joe would pick for these questions will be wrong. Since Joe always falls for trap answers, those too simple to be correct for questions coming near the end of the test, you should eliminate “Joe Average answers” to any question near the end (i.e. in the last third) of the math section. Hard Questions, Hard Answers In general, “Hard questions have hard answers.” When guessing on a problem near the end of the math section, after elimination, avoid easy-looking answers (simple numerals or expressions) and pic...

Intelligent guessing is key on the SAT/ACT. Making sensible guesses isn’t always easy, however. Fortunately, a few simple strategies make it easier for students to improve the odds of picking the right answers to questions that have them  stumped.  Joe Average Meet Joe Average, the typical high school math student. On hard end-of-section questions, Joe always picks an answer he can understand, one that’s easy to get. Since questions near the end are always hard, any answer Joe would pick for these questions will be wrong. Since Joe always falls for trap answers, those too simple to be correct for questions coming near the end of the test, you should eliminate “Joe Average answers” to any question near the end (i.e. in the last third) of the math section. Hard Questions, Hard Answers In general, “Hard questions have hard answers.” When guessing on a problem near the end of the math section, after elimination, avoid easy-looking answers (simple numerals or expressions) and pic...

Easter Eggs aren’t just for kids, and they aren’t found only on Easter – but they’re always hard to find and never fail to spark joy.  Hiding “Easter Eggs” in software began in earnest in the 1970’s and continued through the Atari era into the modern age of computing. Engineers with too much time on their hands would deliberately program all kinds of surprises (little games, silly graphics and animations, text info, etc.) into their software projects. Although Easter Egg grinches like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates banned the practice within their own companies, comedic Google engineers have managed to continue the tradition. A Business Insider article gives a partial rundown of hidden tricks and treats to be found within the Google search bar. Give some of these a try!  Easter Eggs provide a window into the minds of bored code monkeys, and furnish fatigued students and professionals a way to punctuate their day with diverting amusement. A Wikipedia entry  provides historical...

Easter Eggs aren’t just for kids, and they aren’t found only on Easter – but they’re always hard to find and never fail to spark joy.  Hiding “Easter Eggs” in software began in earnest in the 1970’s and continued through the Atari era into the modern age of computing. Engineers with too much time on their hands would deliberately program all kinds of surprises (little games, silly graphics and animations, text info, etc.) into their software projects. Although Easter Egg grinches like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates banned the practice within their own companies, comedic Google engineers have managed to continue the tradition. A Business Insider article gives a partial rundown of hidden tricks and treats to be found within the Google search bar. Give some of these a try!  Easter Eggs provide a window into the minds of bored code monkeys, and furnish fatigued students and professionals a way to punctuate their day with diverting amusement. A Wikipedia entry  provides historical...

Easter Eggs aren’t just for kids, and they aren’t found only on Easter – but they’re always hard to find and never fail to spark joy.  Hiding “Easter Eggs” in software began in earnest in the 1970’s and continued through the Atari era into the modern age of computing. Engineers with too much time on their hands would deliberately program all kinds of surprises (little games, silly graphics and animations, text info, etc.) into their software projects. Although Easter Egg grinches like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates banned the practice within their own companies, comedic Google engineers have managed to continue the tradition. A Business Insider article gives a partial rundown of hidden tricks and treats to be found within the Google search bar. Give some of these a try!  Easter Eggs provide a window into the minds of bored code monkeys, and furnish fatigued students and professionals a way to punctuate their day with diverting amusement. A Wikipedia entry  provides historical...