Looking for the best SAT coaching in Gurgaon?
How do you find the best SAT Coaching Institute in Gurgaon?
When you are evaluating the effectiveness of a SAT coaching Institute, the only relevant metric you should focus on is (Score Increase) / (Hours of SAT Prep). Let’s call it the SAT Prep ROI.
Traditional large coaching Institutes in Gurgaon such as Career Launcher, Manya Education and Jamboree are still calling SAT, the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Indeed, till the 1990s, SAT was called the “Scholastic Aptitude Test”. However, College Board changed the name to simply use SAT for the test. That was back in 1993! We are in 2024, and the SAT is Digital now. Surely, SAT preparation also needs a fresh approach!
Shwetank
SAT 1550 Scorer
IIT Delhi (2006) ISB Hyderabad (2012)
Incurable Perfectionist
Moreover, most conventional Coaching classes in Gurgaon, India set a low bar for their faculty. For Reading and Writing Section, they would hire an English graduate and for the Math Section a Math graduate. They usually have zero test-taking experience themselves. Our Amazing SAT coach, Shwetank is one of the few Tutors that actively goes and practices by taking the official SAT. He has scored a 1550 on the Digital SAT. Aside from SAT, Shwetank has 99 percentile scores on multiple Standardized Tests. He uses his personal test-taking experience of both successes and failures to transform students into confident, capable test-takers. More details on Shwetank’s experience….
We, at SAT Prep Gurgaon, have a uniquely designed program that maximizes your SAT Prep ROI. Our fresh SAT preparation approach breaks through the stale and often complicated teaching offered by traditional coaching institutes. Additionally, our sole focus is SAT preparation (we don’t cover GRE, GMAT, IELTS or TOEFL). We offer a relatable environment, empowering students with not only test-taking strategies but also study habits and critical thinking skills that serve them well beyond the exam.
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What makes our SAT coaching unique?
- Expert Coach – been there done that
- Use of Original Study Material
- Focus on Mastering Concepts
- Problem Solving with First Principles Thinking
- Test Taking Strategies that work for YOU
- Upbeat Learning Environment
- Expert Coach
All our batches at our Gurgaon centre, including Group Classes, 1-on-1 Personalized Classes and SAT crash course are run by our dedicated SAT coach Shwetank (Digital SAT 1550; Math 800).
High school students often have their plates full with difficult courses including AP courses, Extra Curricular Activities, College applications and finding time to be themselves. In his own test-taking experience, Shwetank realized that for your prep to be most effective, you need to only obsess about the Exam Prep ROI. His sole focus with students is to identify opportunities to improve their SAT prep ROI with the most optimal effort.
Does SAT require Coaching? What makes a good SAT tutor?
As an effective SAT tutor, Shwetank believes in these five mantras:
- will set Tangible Goals for you
- help you Structure your Studying
- will Identify and Address Content Weaknesses
- gives you suggestions on How to Approach Problems
- will seamlessly integrate tips for dealing with careless errors and time management
Think back through your own studying process with the above points in mind and take stock. Do you have weaknesses in content, structuring study, approaching problems, or pacing your exam? When selecting the right SAT tuition center, evaluate whether the tutor is effectively helping you with these.
Keep reading for insights on how we can help with each of these areas.
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2. Use of Original Study Material
It’s paramount that you practice exclusively with genuine SAT questions crafted by the College Board. Other sources may deviate significantly from the actual test format, fostering detrimental test-taking habits. To master the SAT, focus solely on original study material.
So, do SAT books from Third Party material actually help?
When you practice with fake practice questions that diverge from the authentic SAT format, you risk instilling harmful testing behaviors, hindering the development of effective strategies. Therefore, you should always prioritize authentic SAT questions exclusively sourced from the College Board. These can be accessed in College Board Question Bank, The Blue Book, old Paper Mock Tests and QAS. Even if you are preparing for SAT on your own, you should use these materials only.
Is Khan Academy SAT Practice accurate?
The only notable exception to the above rule is Khan Academy. Khan Academy is a not for profit Education Org. It is also an “official” prep partner for SAT and is closest to College Board questions. More importantly, Khan Academy lessons are a comprehensive source of concepts that will be tested on the SAT exam. We recommend doing the lessons from Khan Academy SAT Prep until you master each concept, even if you have to go through the lessons multiple times.
What about harder questions on the SAT?
Third party material (most notably Barron’s and Princeton Review – partner of Manya Education) are known for writing practice questions that are “harder” than real test questions-the argument is that working with more difficult questions will make the real test seem easier in comparison. In our opinion, it’s a waste of time.
For example, in the Math section, all questions on the first module of Digital SAT and about 17-18 questions on the second hard module would be ones that have already appeared in a different form in the College Board Question bank, Mock Paper Tests or QAS. Five questions at most would test the same set of concepts, but would require a different application of those concepts.
Are College Board Questions enough to get a perfect score of 800?
You can use Third party material, but it does not guarantee that you would have seen the unfamiliar questions by doing those. In fact, most hard questions on Third party material just go beyond the list of concepts that are tested to make them feel harder. Prioritizing prep with official material helps you nail down concepts that are rarely tested. Some examples of these concepts are sum of angles of a polygon is (n-2)*180, Angle between radius and tangent at point where radius meets the circle is 90 degrees, f(-x) is mirror image of f(x) across the vertical axis, horizontal distances between x-intercepts and vertex for a quadratic function are equal.
We use all original SAT prep material ever released by College Board including paper mock tests from as far back as 2003. For our students, we have developed a topic wise question bank that adapt College Board Questions to conform to the new Digital SAT syllabus and format. However, we still encourage our students to practice with original material to maximize their SAT prep ROI.
3. Mastering Concepts
Success on the SAT exam is all about mastering concepts and then applying them on problem solving. If you are struggling to improve your score on Blue Book practice tests or the actual SAT, more likely than not you have concept gaps that you need to identify and work on.
Concept gaps occur because students who do not grasp the concept in the first go have to move on to the next concept along with the rest of their class. With time, these concept gaps accumulate for some students. For example, a student who is still to master Arithmetic is introduced to Algebra and concept gaps accumulate further. By the time they reach 10th grade, they often opt for lower level math courses and worry about any Math testing.
This can change though. All you need to do is to work on fundamental concepts one by one until you have mastered them all. Even small gaps in a concept can lead to larger gaps in more complex concepts. We are introducing a Math Foundation Course for students from 8th to 10th that will cover fundamentals that form the basis of SAT, ACT and other Exams. If this is of interest to you, please call our advisor for details.
When should I start preparing for the SAT? Is 3 months enough to prepare for the SAT? How many hours does it take to master the SAT?
For most students, 3 months or about 100 hours of preparation is enough. This is when you have a good Math background and have developed good Reading habits. It’s never too early to start SAT prep. Even when you have time at hand, we recommend working on your Math fundamentals, reading habits and improving your vocabulary base by learning moderate level English words and where to use them.
How much SAT prep should I do a day?
You may need to put in 1 to 2 hours of prep every day. This is time you spend revising concepts, practicing questions, taking mock tests and analyzing your improvement areas.
How many hours of tutoring are recommended for SAT?
Our SAT Group Class will have at least 40 hours of in-person tutoring. Additionally, you would be spending time taking sectional and full mock tests in simulated testing conditions and spending 5 hours 1-on-1 with our SAT coach to fine tune your test taking strategies.
What is the syllabus for SAT?
Digital SAT in 2024 has 4 Math Sections: Algebra, Advanced Math, Problem Solving and Data Analysis and 4 Reading and Writing Sections: Craft and Structure, Information and Ideas, Standard English Conventions, Expression of Ideas. SAT Math covers 37 skills and SAT Reading and Writing covers 11 skills.
Watch this video explaining a hard concept from the Advanced Math section of SAT.
What part of SAT is easiest to improve?
Most students can improve on the Writing Section of the Digital SAT comprising of Standard English Conventions and Expression of Ideas. It tests limited concepts helping improve your score once you have mastered those concepts. On the Math section, all concepts can be learnt in a short preparation window. Identify your gap areas and make sure to master those concepts at an expert level so that you can apply them on any problem type.
Which SAT section is hardest to improve?
The Reading section on the SAT is the hardest to improve on with limited preparation. Your vocabulary base influences your scores on the Words in Context Section. Moreover, your comfort with reading science or social science passages and interpreting assumptions and findings influences your scores on the Information and Ideas section. However, you can inculcate some strategies to improve your Reading score on the SAT exam. If you are struggling with Science passages on the SAT and simply don’t understand the text and what’s it trying to do, Here is something you should consider – Try annotating on scrap paper. Write down any relationships. Increase in x leads to increase in y and decrease in z (use arrows). See which information adds value to prove the relationship. Cross out answer choices that go beyond the scope. For example- mountains is not the same as all rocky terrain. Mostly two answer choices are irrelevant or out of scope. Once you are down to two, see if you can spot the right one. Extreme words like “always”, “never” are also mostly used in wrong answer choices.
Mastering the Reading Section is all about identifying the right words in the answer choices that restate what’s already in the passage, ensuring you don’t fall for the tricky wrong answer choice. While practicing, try thinking out loud why you are crossing an answer choice. That would help build confidence in your decision making. Eventually, when you read the explanation, it does become clear. If you can replicate the logic while attempting the question, you would have mastered the reading section!
Watch this video explaining how to annotate and identify relationships on a hard Reading Question.
4. Approaching Problem Solving with First Principles Thinking
Approaching SAT exam questions with a first principles thinking mindset involves breaking down each problem to its fundamental components, understanding the underlying rules and patterns, and then formulating solutions based on this foundational understanding. This approach encourages deeper comprehension and more effective problem-solving strategies, leading to improved performance on the exam.
Watch this video for a detailed explanation of a similar question on Standard English Conventions
Watch this video to see how we use first principles thinking to solve a Circle Theorems from Digital SAT.
5. Test Taking that works for you
What are effective test taking strategies for the Digital SAT?
To maximize your sat prep ROI, you absolutely need to nail down your test taking strategies. This includes figuring out answers to these critical questions. Which order are you attempting the questions on? How do you time the 2nd RW module and the 2nd Math module? What is your Desmos strategy? Which questions save time by solving on Desmos? How are you effectively using both the hand held calculator and Desmos? How are you avoiding careless mistakes? Are you effectively using the scrap paper so that you can review questions faster? For reading – which parts do you skim without compromising on your accuracy? Which questions can you save time on to have more time to solve the difficult evidence and inference questions? You should have all these strategies and processes finalized and practiced across a number of questions and practice tests, so that in the actual test you are just doing what you have already done a hundred times. Remember, as in most endeavors in life, in test taking it’s all about trusting the process.
Let’s look at an example of this lesser known Desmos Trick
When should you use Desmos on the Digital SAT?
College Board makes questions that can be solved with pen, paper and a calculator. You don’t have to use Desmos for any question. So, use Desmos only when it’s helping you save time. Certainly not on completely unfamiliar question where you are simply hoping to get an answer by typing the equations on Desmos. Desmos is free to use and practice, so use it even when you are solving practice questions. See if you are actually saving time on any question type. Use Desmos only on those question types in the actual test. We recommend using Desmos only on the following questions: System of Inequalities, Linear and Quadratic System, Quadratic in Standard form where “a” is not equal to 1, Using table function on Desmos to get the linear or quadratic function, and difficult to factorize circle equations.
How are questions ordered on the Reading and Writing Section on the SAT?
The broad order of questions on the Reading and Writing Section on the Digital SAT is: Questions 1-5 Vocab 6-7 Main Purpose/Overall Structure/Purpose of Underlined Text. 8 – Cross Text 9-10 Main Idea and Details 11-13 – Data and Claims 14-15 Inferences 16-22 Standard English conventions 23-25 Transitions 26-27 Rhetorical Synthesis.
In which order should you attempt questions on the Reading and writing Section?
Start from Standard English Conventions (Q 15 or 16) and work through the end of the section. Then start from Q1 (Words in context) till the Inference questions.
Recommended Time per Question for different Question Types
How are questions ordered on the Math Section on the Digital SAT?
They’re ordered in the way they should be attempted. Questions go from Easy to Moderate to Difficult. Keep nailing down questions as you go. Don’t fret over finishing all 22 questions on the 2nd Module unless you are targeting an 800. Set a target and focus on attempting enough questions well so that you hit your target score. For example, you can skip the last 4 (random guess those without spending any time) and still get a 770+.
How can I increase my score from 700 to 750+ on the Math Section?
Consider this strategy if you are targeting a 750+ instead of a perfect score of 800 on Digital SAT Math Section. Go for the 750+ score! A lot of panic is driven by the 35 minute window to solve the 22 Second module questions. Make sure you are getting every problem correct on Module 1. That means double/triple checking your answers. There are almost no hard questions on Module 1, so as long as you don’t make a careless mistake, you are sorted. Moving to the Second module, get all questions correct till Q14 and try to do that with 15 minutes left on the clock. Now, out of the remaining eight, just focus on four questions that are in areas you are comfortable on and solve those using all of the 15 minutes you have remaining on the clock. Just fill in C in the remaining four. If you got all the four you focused on correct, you would have scored a 770, maybe even a 780 if you’re lucky. As soon as the clock turns red with 5 minutes to go, panic sets in with so many questions left and at least those 5 minutes are completely wasted. By focusing on just 4 questions in 15 minutes, you give yourself the best shot to get them right. Go for it on one of the practice tests and see if it works.
6. Upbeat Learning Environment
We understand the stress that high school students such as you have to go through to get acceptances from your reach school. Not to mention the fear of getting cooked even after a shotgun approach to applications. Let’s knock off SAT preparation from your “Things to worry about” checklist.
Visit our Centre at Golf Course Extension Road, Gurugram now to experience this upbeat environment for yourself.
Frequently Asked Questions
SAT will be conducted in India on the following dates for the year 2024-25.
Mar 9, 2024
May 4, 2024
Jun 1, 2024
Aug 24, 2024
Oct 5, 2024
Nov 2, 2024
Dec 7, 2024
If you are looking to take SAT in Aug, Oct, Nov or Dec, please connect with our advisor to schedule a free demo class.
The SAT is recognized internationally and is accepted by universities worldwide, not just in the US. So, if you’re considering studying abroad beyond Indian universities, having SAT scores can be beneficial. Scoring well on the SAT can give you a competitive edge in the admissions process, both domestically and internationally. It can demonstrate your academic abilities and readiness for college-level coursework. There are some scholarship options available to those with a good SAT score 1400+ and a good GPA 3.5+. This could significantly lower your expenses and reduce your ROI. See this video on opportunities for Indians using SAT score.
SAT is accepted by over 30 colleges and Universities for admissions into their degree programs. Some of these Universities include Ashoka University, SP Jain School of Global Management, OP Jindal Global University, NMIMS, Vellore Institute of Technology and Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology.
SAT is primarily used to apply for undergraduate programs. International candidates can apply to five-year IPM of IIM Indore. Currently, IITs don’t accept SAT scores for admission.
Registering for the SAT exam in India costs $104 + 18% GST, which is approximately ₹ 10,000.
GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS are some other standardized tests for studying abroad.
