Contribution by Emily Bell.

Username: Tricky_Tester33

Hey there, potential test-taker. I used to go by the name Scholastic Aptitude Test, but now my friends just call me SAT. It’s short, it’s cool, and it’s has street cred. I know, because a lot of people are pretty intimidated by me. But you shouldn’t be, because I’m sure we’re a perfect match… Continue Reading »

Word of the Day: Gadabout, noun

• to visit or travel to a lot of different places, enjoying yourself and not worrying about other things you should be doing

“Where have you been, you young gadabout!”

Contribution by Katie Weigl

Ever wonder why the phenomenon of “clicking” with a new love interest is called “chemistry?” Continue Reading »

Word of the Day: Prolix, adjective

1. extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
2. (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length.

“The speech was unnecessarily prolix.”

Contribution by Emily Bell

Here’s a scenario: you wake up every morning, stare bleary-eyed into the mirror, pretty sure you’re looking directly at yourself: your own weird pajamas, your own tired face, and you’re very own messy hair. You choose your own clothes, brush your own teeth (we hope), and you might even make your own breakfast. But once you get to school—once you get back on that sleek, super-powered academic treadmill—all that self-determination seems to stop. Right? Continue Reading »

World of the Day: Largesse, noun

1. a. Liberality in bestowing gifts, especially in a lofty or condescending manner; b. Money or gifts bestowed.
2. Generosity of spirit or attitude.

“He relied on the largesse of friends after he lost his job.”

Word of the Day: Numinous, adjective

“Broadly speaking, we mean writing that awakens a sense of the numinous in life – that fascinating, mysterious, tremendous aspect hidden within even the most “ordinary” events, persons and things.”

Contribution by Emily Bell.

Hark and rejoice, one and all! You’re officially allowed to skip questions! Where, you ask? Why, the SAT! OK, so the SAT might be your mortal testing enemy. It’s long, it’s complicated, and it’s basically trying to trick you at every turn. But here’s at least one way the test is potentially your strategic best friend: it allows for question-skipping.

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Contribution by Emily Bell.

Username: Straight_Arrow_Stud

Oh, hi, I didn’t see you there, potential test-taker. You—or your older siblings (I knew I recognized you)—might know me by the name American College Testing. But you can call me ACT. Everyone does. And I like it that way, because I’m a straightforward kind of test. And I think I’m the perfect test-match for you.

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Word of the Day: Conglobate, verb

• assume a globular shape; to form into a globe or ball.

“Conglobated bubbles undissolved.”