SAT Biology Test Preparation

The SAT Biology Tests come in two forms, the Biology-E or Ecological and the Biology-M or Molecular. Regardless of which test your student is taking, working with a SAT Subject Test in Biology tutor can help your student. Not all colleges and universities require an SAT Subject Test, but it’s important to be prepared if your prospective school does require you to take one or more subject matter tests. Your student’s score on both the SAT and the SAT Subject Tests can affect whether they get accepted into the college of their dreams or get denied entrance. These tests offer a standardized reference point for admissions officers to compare potential students, assessing how likely they are to succeed in college level studies.

How Can a SAT Biology Subject Test Preparation Tutor in Help My Student?

Your student is having difficulties with preparing for their SAT Biology Subject Test Preparation Tutor, working with a tutor is a great solution. In fact, working with an SAT tutor is an excellent alternative to classroom studies. When students are in a classroom, they must proceed at a specific pace with certain time limits allowed for each subject. Most teachers must move the students along at their determined rate rather than having time to emphasize certain material that students could be having difficulty with. That’s not a worry in our one-on-one settings, where students can spend as much time as they need to on a given subject.

If your student exhibits mastery over one, that can be bypassed so that they are focusing on the material they need to study the most. That means if your student is having trouble with genetics, but completely understands Darwin’s theory of evolution, more time can be dedicated to understanding Mendel and the genetics of his peas over Darwin’s studies in the Galapagos Islands. Our SAT Biology Subject Test Preparation will monitor your student’s progress through their study sessions. As the tutor gets to know your student, they will tailor their explanations and reviews to the methods that your student uses to learn best such as a lecture format for auditory learners. To further get the most benefit from study sessions, our tutors can guide your student to additional materials and resources, such as websites or books that they can deep dive into outside of the tutoring sessions. And yet another benefit of working with our tutors through individualized sessions is that our tutors can emphasize the areas that your student enjoys the most, tying these concepts together in a way they can understand and appreciate.

The SAT Biology Subject Test focuses on several key content areas, regardless of if it is the Biology E test or the Biology M test. The content sections include ecology, genetics, evolution, cellular biology and molecular biology. As you may already understand, these are very general topics. Students must be prepared for topics such as mitosis versus meiosis, as well as nutrient cycles and energy flow within a food web. Cellular respiration and photosynthesis are also topics that may be covered. Your student’s tutor will help guide them through their study of each of these subjects.

The SAT Biology Subject Test is a 60 minute exam, but students must move quickly and efficiently through the material as there are 80 questions covered on the test. As students prepare for the exam, there tutor will work with them on test taking skills to help them score higher, such as selecting the best answer for a question even if they don’t know the correct answer. After all, incorrect answers are not penalized so it is in your student’s best interest to answer every question. The SAT Biology Subject Test addresses your student’s understanding of the material through three main venues. These are fundamental knowledge, application, and interpretation. The scores range between 200 and 800, and your student’s tutor can help them set a goal score and help them work towards obtaining that score (or even higher).

Our tutors can help establish a personal connection with your student. Your student does not need to feel self-conscious about asking questions. In fact, questions are strongly encouraged as a part of the learning process. Our tutors will work with your student to help them learn to efficiently read material to gauge the correct answer. They will work to keep them engaged with the material and make learning fun. In doing so, they will also help prepare your student for college-level material, fostering helpful learning skills, such as note taking and active reading.

Unlike most normal exams that your student may face in a classroom, the SAT subject exams have different sections and put time limits that may be different for each section. The entire test must be completed in one sitting, unlike some tests which may be spread in the classroom out over several days. Your student’s private tutor will help them prepare for the test by offering practice questions. They may even administer mock SAT practice tests to help your student prepare for the assessment.