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The Sharp blog helps students and parents make decisions about the SAT, the PSAT and college admissions testing. This page explains who writes it, where the facts come from, and how we keep it accurate.
Who writes the blog
Every post on the Sharp blog is written by Kim Strauch, Sharp's co-founder and an SAT tutor. Kim scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT, graduated from Dartmouth, and has spent years tutoring students for the SAT. Her name is on every post, and her author page lists everything she has written.
How a post gets made
Kim outlines each post and uses AI tools to help write the first draft. She then edits the post, checks every fact against the official source, and approves the final version herself. Nothing is published on the blog without Kim's review.
Where our facts come from
We go to the organization that sets the rule or publishes the number:
- College Board for SAT and PSAT dates, scoring, score release, Bluebook and accommodations
- National Merit Scholarship Corporation for the National Merit program and Selection Index
- ACT for the ACT
- Colleges themselves, through their admissions websites and Common Data Sets, for testing policies, score ranges and merit scholarships
- Published research, linked to the original study, when a post discusses what the evidence shows
Every post ends with a list of the sources it relies on, so you can check them yourself.
Keeping posts up to date
Test dates, score release dates, National Merit cutoffs and college testing policies change every year. We review our time-sensitive posts every testing year and update them when the official sources change. Each post shows when it was published and when it was last updated.
Corrections
If you spot something wrong, email team@getsharp.app. Kim will check it against the source, fix the post if we got it wrong, and update its date.
Writing about Sharp and other prep options
Sharp makes an SAT prep app, and some posts mention it. When a post compares Sharp with other prep options, it's based on Kim's own use of those products or her work with students who used them.
No company pays us to mention, rank or link to it, and Sharp doesn't earn referral fees or commissions from anything linked on the blog.
General guidance, not a guarantee
Our posts give general guidance. Every student and every college is different, so check a college's own policy before you make a decision that depends on it.
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