GRE
GRE At Home — Now Here to Stay!
The GRE At Home was introduced last year when the pandemic first hit in the early spring of 2020. Designed to be a temporary fix to the spate of GRE test
January 27, 2021
Testing News + Updates
Knowledge Is Power
No matter what test you’re preparing for, the first step in any successful prep program is understanding the rules of the game. Or, as a wise man (Kendrick Lamar? Pretty sure it was Kendrick) once said, “Know your enemy.”
Fortunately, we’ve been around the block a few times, so we know a few things — almost 40 years’ worth of things, in fact. And because you’re our favorite, we want you to be able to know things, too. So if you have questions about the test, from scoring to accommodations to fundamental strategies, you can find the answers here. And if you don’t see the information you’re looking for, let us know at help@inspirica.com and we’ll fill in the gap just as soon as we can.
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Standardized Tests
SAT Essay No Longer Offered for Test Takers – Effective June 2021
In a long-requested but nonetheless surprising move, the SAT will no longer include an essay portion, announced the College Board on Tuesday. The essay portion of the test, which is
January 20, 2021
GRE
Me Learn Big Words: A GRE Verbal Overview
A typical GRE verbal overview glosses over the fact that you’ll be tested on many of English’s 1 million words (or at least the most common 60,000 or so) and
November 29, 2020
GRE
An Essay Unlike Any Other: GRE Writing Overview
A GRE Writing overview is a test topic that deserves some extra attention. Most students in college will have written the closest thing to this essay before in high school,
November 18, 2020
GRE
What’s Covered in the GRE Math Section
What’s covered in the GRE math section is no secret, but that doesn’t make it easier to tackle. Many students looking to go into graduate programs haven’t taken a math
November 12, 2020
GRE
Inspirica’s GRE Overview 2021
2020 has been a very difficult year for testing. From canceled tests to closed test centers to failed launches of overhyped test-at-home software, we’ve seen some spectacular failures in the
November 12, 2020
GRE
How to Get GRE Testing Accommodations
The ETS has a stronger history of providing GRE testing accommodations than either the College Board or the ACT, but that also means that accommodations on the GRE aren’t like
November 11, 2020
SAT
What You Need to Know About SAT Test Prep Online
A lot has changed this year. You might be back in school right now, or you might be learning from home. You might even be doing both, at least for
November 10, 2020
ACT
What You Need to Know About ACT Test Prep Online
ACT test prep online is a perfectly viable option, and for some students, it might even be better than traditional in-home or at-the-library tutoring.
November 1, 2020
Prep Programs
An Overview of the SSAT and SSAT Prep
Inspirica has been helping students reach their goals on the SSAT for nearly 40 years. Our team of expert SSAT prep tutors have carefully designed curriculum that includes both content practice and SSAT test-specific strategies. Students are benchmarked and tracked throughout their SSAT test prep to help determine areas of need and assure lessons are targeted properly. With a variety of choices available for SSAT prep structure, Inspirica has an option that will fit each student’s need!
November 1, 2020