About Hannah Kelly

Hannah Kelly has Bachelor's degree in English from Emerson College and a Master's in English from the University of Houston, where she taught composition and literature for two years. She's worked as an editor at Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts.

TSI Essay Examples, Grading, and Passing Tips

Each year, thousands of students sit down to take the TSIA, an assessment that is designed to ensure college-readiness. Many of these students will end up taking the exam multiple times before they graduate high school and move on to college or the professional world.  For the students taking the test, however, it’s important [...]

By |2025-11-10T13:44:57-06:00November 10th, 2025|TSIA2|

Daily Reading Goals by Grade Level

Schools and parents alike have struggled for years when it comes to improving the reading scores of their children and students. Unlike a subject like math that has clear outcomes, reading can sometimes feel like a blurry, insurmountable obstacle in the path of a student’s education. Improvement in math is often straightforward: teach building [...]

By |2025-11-06T22:36:54-06:00November 3rd, 2025|English, ZPQA ELA 10, ZPQA ELA 6, ZPQA ELA 7, ZPQA ELA11, ZPQA ELA5, ZPQA ELA8|

Test Prep Health and Wellness

Preparing for a major standardized test, whether it’s the SAT, ACT, or ISEE, isn’t just about studying equations, reading passages, or memorizing vocabulary. It is also important to train your mind and body to perform under pressure. Many students underestimate the physical and emotional stamina that testing demands–when it comes to achieving the best [...]

What is Tested on the Digital SAT Math Test?

Since the spring of 2024, the SAT has shifted to a digital format, forgoing the traditional pencil-and-paper format it's used since it was first administered as an army IQ test, nearly a century ago. This means some important changes are taking place in the Digital SAT Math Test! Although the Reading and Writing test [...]

By |2025-08-07T10:50:17-05:00August 7th, 2025|Math, SAT Test Prep|

What is Tested on the Digital SAT English Test?

For the past year, the SAT has been in its movie-montage makeover era, and just like the high schoolers it evaluates (at least the ones who star in John Hughes films) it’s stepping out of the dressing room a changed person—er, test.  These changes range from small to big to even bigger, with the [...]

By |2025-07-24T15:24:25-05:00July 24th, 2025|SAT Test Prep|

Figurative Language in Taylor Swift Songs

Taylor Swift is known around the world over as one of the greatest pop stars of all time, and is especially noted for her songwriting. Like all forms of poetry, songwriting is full of literary devices and figurative language. As a pop star with a particular focus on songwriting, Taylor’s [...]

By |2025-12-02T06:17:54-06:00May 8th, 2025|Favorites|

The SAT Digital Test is Getting Harder

In March 2025, we updated our SAT Digital practice test scoring methodology and increased the difficulty of our SAT full-length practice tests. These updates are in response to new Digital SAT practice tests College Board released on February 3, 2025, and our analysis of actual student results from the past academic year. Keep reading [...]

By |2025-10-15T15:55:35-05:00March 13th, 2025|Piqosity News, SAT Test Prep, ZPQA SAT|

New Digital SAT Deep-Dive: Overview

You may have heard that the SAT is changing, and it’s true! For the second time in a decade, College Board has announced a major overhaul of their famous college entrance exam. Additionally, the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) will be getting a makeover. The last time the SAT was changed in 2016, we saw the [...]

By |2024-08-23T13:39:37-05:00August 3rd, 2023|SAT Test Prep|
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