This is the last article in my three-part series on guessing strategies. We’ve already gone over guessing on the SAT and guessing on the LSAT, so now it’s time to tackle the weirdest guessing situation of them all: the GRE CAT . . .

full text: How To Guess On The GRE CAT

Last week we talked about guessing on the SAT, and saw how the standard guessing advice doesn’t actually work against real SAT test questions. This week, we’ll take a look at guessing on the LSAT . . .

full text: Who wants a handful of free LSAT points?

Today I had originally planned to do a post on guessing strategies for the LSAT to complement my earlier article on guessing strategies for the SAT. But an article that appeared on American.com on Friday has forced me to pre-empt that post . . .

full text: Keep The SAT

If you’re getting ready to take a standardized test and you’d like to blow off a little steam, you might want to take a look at fairtest.org.  This is a web site maintained by the National Center For Fair & Open Testing, which is a small group of activists on a mission to reform the standardized testing industry.

FairTest has one major thing in common with Grammatix: Both organizations would like to see sweeping changes made to the testing industry.  I commend them for that.  But I have to take issue with their methods . . .

full text: fairtest.org: I guess nostandards.org was taken?

My recent post on an article I found about the Princeton Review included a passing remark that the SAT punishes guessing, rather than rewarding it.

This drew a posted comment from one reader, and several emails from other readers, asking for clarification. (By the way–while I welcome all remarks and comments in any form, it’d be great if you’d consider posting comments to the blog directly. That way everybody can benefit from your ideas.)

So I’ve decided to do a series of blog posts on the role of guessing in each of the standardized tests I cover. We’ll start with the SAT today . . .

full text: SAT Guessing Strategy: The Real Deal