--- title: "Posts About SAT | Elite Prep" description: "33 Elite Prep articles about SAT, published 2012–2026 — admissions guidance, test strategy and study advice." url: "https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/" image: "https://media.eliteprep.com/blog-library-gradient-webp-card.jpg" language: "en" source: "eliteprep build" --- ![Four students talking over their notes in a library](https://eliteprep.com/media/blog-library-gradient-webp-w1600.webp) # Posts About SAT 33 posts in SAT. - ![A row of worn hardcover books standing upright, seen close-up from their page edges](https://media.eliteprep.com/unsplash%2Bbooks%2Bworn%2Bpages-webp-w400.webp) [ACT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/act/) [SAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/) ### [306 MORE Vocabulary Words You Must Know for the SAT & ACT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2026/9/14/306-vocabulary-words-you-must-know-for-the-sat-and-act/) Having a strong understanding and ability to use a wide range of words accurately is important for students to achieve outstanding scores on standardized… September 15, 2026 Julian Chou - ![Split image: a university campanile tower among trees, and hands typing on a laptop with multiple-choice A B C D answer bubbles overlaid.](https://media.eliteprep.com/UC-SAT-Faculty-webp-w400.webp) [College Admissions](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-admissions/) ### [Could the SAT and ACT Return to UC Admissions? What High School Sophomores Need to Know](https://eliteprep.com/blog/could-the-sat-and-act-return-to-uc-admissions/) For the past several years, the University of California has operated under a test-blind admissions policy… May 29, 2026 Julian Chou - ![Person typing on a laptop behind a digital overlay of a multiple-choice test with answers A, B, C, D checked](https://media.eliteprep.com/iStock-Laptop_Multiple_Choice-webp-w400.webp) [College Admissions](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-admissions/) ### [Why Public Universities Should Reconsider Requiring Standardized Tests](https://eliteprep.com/blog/why-public-universities-should-reconsider-requiring-standardized-tests/) The debate over standardized testing at public universities has become increasingly polarized. January 7, 2026 - ![A campus bell tower rising above trees and buildings, with a bay and hills in the distance at sunset](https://media.eliteprep.com/iStock-1169502265%2B%281%29-webp-w400.webp) [College Admissions](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-admissions/) ### [The University of California Under Pressure — Why the SAT/ACT May Be Coming Back, and How You Can Be Ready](https://eliteprep.com/blog/the-university-of-california-under-pressure/) The University of California (UC) currently follows a test-free admissions policy—SAT and ACT scores are not considered at all in undergraduate admissions… May 1, 2025 - ![Two students in safety glasses work on notes and a metal robot beside a laptop in a classroom lab.](https://media.eliteprep.com/iStock-1133836105-webp-w400.webp) [Students](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/students/) ### [Why High School Students Planning to Study Engineering and Science in College Should Take the SAT and ACT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/why-high-school-students-planning-to-study-engineering-and-science-in-college-should-take-the-sat-and-act/) For high school students aspiring to pursue careers in engineering and science… March 7, 2025 - ![Red brick collegiate Gothic university building with twin towers and an arched entrance at dusk, seen across an empty crosswalk.](https://media.eliteprep.com/iStock-594949892-webp-w400.webp) [Students](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/students/) ### [More Colleges Are Requiring Standardized Tests – What This Means for Students Applying to Test-optional Schools](https://eliteprep.com/blog/more-colleges-are-requiring-standardized-tests/) High school students applying to colleges that require the SAT or ACT scores are also likely to apply to colleges that are test-optional. February 27, 2025 - ![Two students with backpacks looking at a tablet together outdoors, one holding books](https://media.eliteprep.com/iStock-922831102-webp-w400.webp) [Students](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/students/) [Resources](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/resources/) ### [Navigating the College Application Process: A Guide for High School Juniors Starting in April](https://eliteprep.com/blog/navigating-the-college-application-process-juniors/) As high school juniors approach the final stretch of their secondary education, the prospect of college looms on the horizon. April 19, 2024 - ![Students walking a path across a sunny green lawn toward a Gothic red-brick university building with green-domed towers.](https://media.eliteprep.com/Yale-1-webp-w400.webp) [Students](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/students/) [Resources](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/resources/) ### [Trends in College Admissions in 2024](https://eliteprep.com/blog/trends-in-college-admissions-in-2024/) The process of admission to colleges and universities in the United States is constantly changing. March 27, 2024 - ![Circular logos for Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, MIT, University of Georgia, Georgetown, Purdue, and Georgia Tech over a tablet](https://media.eliteprep.com/Dartmouth%2BBrownetc%2BSAT%2BRequired%2BLogos-webp-w400.webp) [Students](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/students/) [Resources](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/resources/) ### [The End of Test-Optional Policies in College Admission?](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2024/14/the-end-of-test-optional-policies-in-college-admission/) What do Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, MIT, the University of Georgia, Georgetown, Purdue, and Georgia Tech have in common? March 9, 2024 - ![What You Need to Know About UC's Decision to Eliminate the SAT/ACT Requirement](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BUC%2BSAT-webp-w400.webp) [College Admissions](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/college-admissions/) ### [What You Need to Know About UC's Decision to Eliminate the SAT/ACT Requirement (Updated September 3, 2020)](https://eliteprep.com/blog/uc-admission-test-announcement/) While "UC drops the SAT and ACT" is the headline, the details are slightly more complex and worth delving into. September 3, 2020 - ![Stacks of SAT prep books behind the title "How Long Do I Need to Study to Be Ready for the SAT/ACT?"](https://media.eliteprep.com/HOW%2BLONG%2BDO%2BI%2BNEED%2BTO%2BSTUDY-webp-w400.webp) [ACT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/act/) [SAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/) ### [How Long Do I Need to Study to Be Ready for the SAT/ACT?](https://eliteprep.com/blog/plan-your-sat-act-study-time-frame/) Preparing for the SAT or ACT can lead to great score increases and a higher chance of getting into colleges. April 27, 2020 - ![How to Spot a Sentence Fragment](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BSentence%2BFragment-webp-w400.webp) [ACT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/act/) [Writing](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/writing/) ### [How to Spot a Sentence Fragment](https://eliteprep.com/blog/how-to-spot-a-sentence-fragment/) One of the first steps in mastering SAT and ACT grammar is understanding the difference between a complete sentence and a sentence fragment. May 27, 2019 Jon G. - ![6 Things to Do After Taking the SAT or ACT](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BAFTER%2BSAT-webp-w400.webp) [ACT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/act/) [SAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/) ### [6 Things to Do After Taking the SAT or ACT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2019/3/24/6-things-to-do-after-taking-the-sat-or-act/) So now that you’ve finally taken the test (and hopefully recuperated from any dizziness from the ride), here are six ideas for where to put your focus next. March 24, 2019 Kiley A. - ![Title card over a blurred photo of a notebook and pencil on a desk: "Are some SAT test dates easier than others?"](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BTest%2BDates-webp-w400.webp) [SAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/) ### [Are Some SAT Test Dates Easier Than Others?](https://eliteprep.com/blog/are-some-sat-test-dates-easier-than-others/) The main purpose of the SAT is to provide a fair, “standardized” means of evaluating students, offsetting any inherent variations among various high school… October 2, 2018 Kiley A. - ![Is the PSAT easier than the SAT? How does it compare?](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BPSAT%2B%26%2BSAT-webp-w400.webp) [SAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/) [PSAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/psat/) ### [Is the PSAT Easier Than the SAT? How Does It Compare?](https://eliteprep.com/blog/psat-easier-than-the-sat/) In regard to level of difficulty, the tests are nearly identical, with one caveat: the SAT is longer and forces students to move a bit more quickly… September 19, 2018 Stephen P. - ![What Happened with the August 2018 SAT Security Breach?](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BAUGUST%2B2018%2BSAT-webp-w400.webp) [SAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/) ### [What Happened with the August 2018 SAT Security Breach?](https://eliteprep.com/blog/august-2018-sat-security-breach/) If you are a student or the parent of a student who took the SAT on August 25, 2018, you have probably heard about the concerns regarding security breaches… August 31, 2018 - ![How to Develop Positive Relationships with Your Teachers](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BTeacher%2BRelationships-webp-w400.webp) [SAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/) [Test Prep](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/test-prep/) ### [How to Develop Positive Relationships with Your Teachers](https://eliteprep.com/blog/positive-relationships-with-teachers/) Sometimes being a student can feel a little more like being an audience member in a show you’d probably rather get a refund… June 5, 2018 Kiley A. - ![How to Approach the Fiction/Literature Passage on the ACT & SAT](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BFiction%2BLiterature-webp-w400.webp) [ACT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/act/) [SAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/) ### [How to Approach the Fiction/Literature Passage on the SAT & ACT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2018/5/11/how-to-approach-sat-act-fiction-passage/) The first passage on both the ACT and the SAT Reading tests is the fiction/literature passage. May 14, 2018 Jon G. - ![Person holding an open book in sunlight, titled "How to Improve Your Reading Comprehension and Raise Your SAT/ACT Score"](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BReading%2BComprehension-webp-w400.webp) [SAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/) [Test Prep](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/test-prep/) ### [How to Improve Your Reading Comprehension and Raise Your SAT/ACT Score](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2018/3/26/how-to-improve-your-reading-comprehension/) Reading comprehension is a complex process that involves understanding both the explicit and implicit, or unstated, meanings of a text. March 30, 2018 Jon G. - ![Stack of books behind the title "How Important Is Vocabulary on the SAT?"](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BVocabulary%2BSAT-webp-w400.webp) [SAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/) [Test Prep](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/test-prep/) ### [How Important is Vocabulary on the SAT?](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2018/3/26/how-important-is-vocabulary-on-the-sat/) The SAT is known for testing difficult vocabulary, or so-called “SAT words,” so studying for the SAT tends to evoke images of long lists of definitions… March 26, 2018 Kiley A. - ![Elite's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2017](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BTop%2B10%2BBlog%2BPosts%2BHeader-webp-w400.webp) [SAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/) [Study Tips](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/study-tips/) ### [Elite's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2017](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2017/12/26/top-10-blog-posts-2017/) Didn't get a chance to read every post we published in 2017? No problem! If you only have time to read a few articles this year… December 26, 2017 - ![The Past Subjunctive and Standard Written English](https://media.eliteprep.com/The%2BPast%2BSubjunctive-webp-w400.webp) [Grammar](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/grammar/) [SAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/) ### [The Past Subjunctive and Standard Written English](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2017/10/23/recommendation-letters-what-they-are-and-how-to-get-great-ones-xpzba/) The past subjunctive is a grammatical mood in English used to describe situations that are contrary to fact… November 7, 2017 Stephen P. - ![Understanding Arguments: On Counterarguments, Concessions and Rebuttals](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BArguments-webp-w400.webp) [SAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/) ### [Understanding Arguments: On Counterarguments, Concessions and Rebuttals](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2017/10/10/understanding-arguments-on-counterarguments-concessions-and-rebuttals/) October 10, 2017 Stephen P. - ![What to Do the Night Before the SAT or ACT](https://media.eliteprep.com/Elite%2BBlog%2BImage%2BNight%2BBefore%2BSAT-webp-w400.webp) [SAT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/sat/) [ACT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/category/act/) ### [What to Do the Night Before the SAT or ACT](https://eliteprep.com/blog/2017/10/3/what-to-do-the-night-before-the-sat-or-act/) October 3, 2017 Jon G. 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