Writing
The kaoshen blog
Two things get written about here: how this product actually works, and how to study for the SAT by fixing your own recurring errors instead of answering more questions.
3 posts
SAT timing
How long is the SAT? Timing, breaks, and a practice plan
How long is the SAT, how the Digital SAT timing breaks down by module, and how to turn the official clock into a smarter practice plan.
· 4 min read · James Zhang
Product
How kaoshen.co works: building around the miss, not the question
The question bank records which wrong option you took and tells you why that particular route fails, and the rematch engine rebuilds the same trap in a fresh question and reschedules it as you get it right. Here is what happens at each step, what is live today, and why the product is built around the miss rather than the question.
· 8 min read · James Zhang
Method
The SAT mistake log, done properly: why yours stopped working
Nearly every SAT student is told to keep an error log, and nearly every error log is abandoned by week three. The failure is structural, not a discipline problem — and the fixes are specific: log the misconception rather than the question, and test the correction on new material after you have started to forget it.
· 9 min read · James Zhang
After the reading
Reading about the SAT is not practicing for it.
Every official skill is open, the first three questions work before you sign in, and anything you miss is filed for you and brought back.