FutureU lightens the load of SAT Prep
November 10, 2010
Is there anything more stressful to a high school junior or senior than having to take the SAT test on a Saturday morning? Maybe it’s more stressful writing the college essay, but surely the SAT is right up there. Kaplan Test Prep has recently released a gaming app for the iPad/iPhone called FutureU. The app is free, although the versions for other platforms (PC, Mac and Nintendo DS) cost money.
FutureU contains reading, writing, and math games. A handful of SAT-style quizzes also help students get into the mode of the standardized SAT test. A nice added bonus is the raft of test-taking strategies and pointers from the Kaplan archives. A progress meter is embedded into the app to keep track of how a user is doing on different skills.
Kaplan makes it clear at that FutureU is not a practice SAT test. “It is a collection of games that are rooted in test prep curriculum and will help the player become familiar with key math, reading and writing elements that they will find on the SAT,” according to Kaplan. Still, it might be worth injecting a little fun into the otherwise-tedious work of preparing for the SAT.
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