There has been scandal after scandal of students cheating in recent years. And believe it or not, they are doing it on standardized tests for college. Why do students do it? Is it easy? What do they have to lose? Is cheating the SAT easier with today’s technology? Peter Wayner, in “SAT Sneak Attack” […]
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Is Cheating the SAT Easier With Today’s Technology?
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 | Comments Off on Is Cheating the SAT Easier With Today’s Technology?
The Ultimate Guide to the PSAT
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, August 7th, 2014 | Comments Off on The Ultimate Guide to the PSAT
Anthony-James Green is a world-renowned SAT and ACT tutor with over 10,000 hours of experience teaching these tests, crafting curriculum, and training other tutors to teach their own students. He is also the founder of TestPrepAuthority.com. CNN recently named Anthony: “The SAT tutor to the 1%”. He’s providing today’s post: The Ultimate Guide to […]
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SAT Prep to your Smartphone
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, June 10th, 2014 | Comments Off on SAT Prep to your Smartphone
Say what? Yep. SAT prep to your smartphone via text message. What could possibly be easier. And here’s even better news–it’s affordable. Just $9 a month for the bronze plan and $19 a month for the silver plan. Why not reach kids where they are–on their smartphones? What is Prepcube.com? Prepcube.com is a learning management […]
Read More...6 Test Prep Apps
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 | Comments Off on 6 Test Prep Apps
Today’s apps of choice are test prep apps. Some are free, others are free to test, and some are paid apps. Knowing how important test prep is, use them to help prep for standardized tests. 1. EduPath SAT Prep EduPath’s adaptive platform picks up on a student’s weaknesses and exercises them until they’re strong. […]
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The New (and Improved) SAT
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, March 6th, 2014 | 4 Comments
The College Board announced today some sweeping changes to the SAT. These changes will take affect in the Spring of 2016. If you have a high school, college-bound freshmen—heads up! The test is going to change drastically. According to the College Board, “The redesigned SAT will ask students to apply a deep understanding of […]
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Top 3 Ways a Test Prep Tutor Will Improve Your Test Score
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 | 2 Comments
Standardized tests such as the ACT, PSAT, and SAT have a lengthy tenure, and they are unlikely to disappear in the near future. They continue to serve as a valuable component of college applications and therefore must be approached very critically. Given the competitiveness of college admissions, a growing number of parents are seeking […]
Read More...Direct Hits Vocabulary–an EARLY Christmas present
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, December 19th, 2013 | Comments Off on Direct Hits Vocabulary–an EARLY Christmas present
An early Christmas present? What’s the catch? There is none. All you have to do is follow the links below and download the book from Amazon for your Kindle. Holiday break is a great time to study for standardized tests and with vocabulary a key component, every student should take advance of this FREE […]
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Christmas in July-A FREE Direct Hits Vocabulary eBook
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 | Comments Off on Christmas in July-A FREE Direct Hits Vocabulary eBook
FREE? What’s the catch? There is none. All you have to do is follow the link below and download the book. Summer is a great time to study for standardized tests and with vocabulary a key component, every student should take advance of this FREE offer. From Tuesday, July 9, at 12:01 a.m. PST […]
Read More...10 Summer SAT Study Tips
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, June 24th, 2013 | Comments Off on 10 Summer SAT Study Tips
Juniors and seniors in high school are looking toward the fall and standardized testing. For seniors, it’s the last chance to get their best score before the college applications are submitted. For juniors the fall test can be a good indicator of areas that need improvement and require more preparation. Taking advantage of the […]
Continue ReadingCompare Colleges side-by-side with FindTheBest.com
By Suzanne Shaffer on Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 | Comments Off on Compare Colleges side-by-side with FindTheBest.com
Whether you are eagerly awaiting those acceptance letters or are still applying (or both), the fact remains that you need to pick the best school you can go to, and you need to find out which particular college that is. FindTheBest is an unbiased, data driven comparison engine that allows students and parents to look […]
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