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Grockit “Official Guide” TV Helps Students Help Themselves

jake becker — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:00:24 +0000

Virtually every SAT or GMAT student I’ve met has purchased or sought a hand-me-down version of the “Official SAT Study Guide” or “GMAT Official Guide”. They are the “required” practice material of any serious studier and are considered the gold standard of each test since they are believed to contain questions most indicative of those seen on test day. But the problem is that answering even the best practice questions isn’t an instructional process. At its core, it’s a personal assessment. While you can learn from answering questions and checking your accuracy, this is more emotionally satisfying than it is an efficient learning method.

On the other end, it’s well-documented in education theory that watching an expert present a solution to problem helps students learn how solve similar ones. Why? Because problems with similar material and structure generally have a best solution path. And there’s nothing more predictable than a standardized test question. But without personal context, lectures of practice questions can get a bit boring or fall flat.

This is where Grockit’s “Official Guide” TV comes in.

Grockit’s expert instructors have filmed detailed explanations of over 75 hours for each the Official SAT Study Guide (2nd Ed.) and GMAT Official Guide (12th Ed.) and organized them by page, test, section and question number. Now, wherever students are in their own practice book, they can find a video explanation of that question, anytime, anywhere. No more starring pages to show your tutor. No more waiting two weeks to get a satisfying answer. This is on demand help for students in real-time.

Check it out:

Here at Grockit, we are trying to break down the barriers to student access to expert instruction. By providing students with tools to approach complex material with a discerning eye and a personalized schedule and pace, we hope to enable students to forgo paying $80/hour for an in-person tutor or $600+ on a course.

In addition to the Grockit “Official Guide” TV, Grockit offers students an additional 75 hours of solutions each for every single SAT and GMAT question in the Grockit database. These can be watched as standalone hour-long lessons by topic (SAT Writing or GMAT Quantitative, for example) at your convenience. And coming-soon, each SAT and GMAT question on Grockit will have a video explanation for students to access in their reviews, anytime.

Any ideas for other On Demand Grockit TV programming? Email us at courses@grockit.com.

How to Choose a College, Part One

crystal schmelzer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:06:40 +0000

Let’s face it, getting into college doesn’t stop at a stellar ACT or SAT score. Not only can choosing which schools to apply to be a daunting task, but also completing applications, personal statements, letters of recommendation, and financial aid paperwork can be less fun than studying for midterms. There are thousands of colleges and universities in the US to choose from and the application process for these schools can be less stressful if you have an organized plan of action. Grockit’s guest blog series at www.eduinreview.com offers insight on how to select schools, manage the application process, and look into financial aid. Eduinreview is a site dedicated to helping students through all areas of the education process. Check out the first post from last weekend.

Stacy Blackman Consulting Application Essay Tips

brian buser — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:00:44 +0000

Over on our GMAT Blog today we are fortunate to have a guest post from Stacy Blackman who leads a premier admission consulting service. Stacy Blackman Consulting has helped clients gain admission to every top business school in the world. In the post she offers application essay tips which are applicable to all college admissions. There is also a coupon code exclusive for Grockit blog readers for her firm’s newly released school specific application essay guides. Check out her great tips here.