Test Day Tomorrow!

June 5, 2009

This time I’m in it with you– I’m registered and ready for tomorrow’s SAT Reasoning Test (and feeling the pain of the 7 a.m. alarm clock already). Here’s what we’re going to do: we’re not going to obsess about the test today. No cramming. No freaking out.
Tomorrow we’re going to bring our tickets and IDs [...]

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Olympic Gold? She knows what she’s doing…

May 27, 2009

I wanted to take this opportunity to announce an exciting series of interviews I’ll be doing with Barbara Ann Cochran, an Olympic Gold Medalist and incredible performance coach for young athletes. While it goes without saying that you’ll be stuck on test day if you’re struggling with math basics and grammar fundamentals, mentally surviving the [...]

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Read It To The Whole Class

May 23, 2009

Until now my general rule of thumb for practicing the reading passages on the SAT or ACT is “don’t read them aloud because you have to read silently during the test.” I’m all about practicality and doing things as they should be done, so I’ve always assumed this tactic made the most sense.
But sometimes I [...]

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SAT Tips Featured on Unigo.com

May 13, 2009

I love what Unigo.com is doing for students searching through colleges, so I’m so thrilled that they have added my tips about the SAT to their website. If you’ve never heard of this new company, they feature reviews by current students at more than 2000 colleges across the country–unedited. If you want a unique perspective [...]

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Does “state” equal “safe” tuition?

May 11, 2009

As some of you may know, I started my tutoring career in south Florida; that means that I’ve got through throngs of kids applying to the University of Florida and slaving to receive acceptance. It came as no surprise then Bernard Machen, the President of UF, described his school as “ridiculously selective.” Without getting into the [...]

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New Perfect Essay Pages Added

May 4, 2009

If you’ve been looking for insight on the differences between the SAT and ACT, particularly the essays, I want to bring your attention to two new pages that have been added to my site today: Perfect ACT Essay and Perfect SAT Essay. These will be permanent fixtures on the site, but if you’re looking for some [...]

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Building Concentration for Testing

May 3, 2009

As a millennial, you have some distinct advantages: you’ve grown up in a home with a computer, you’ve got access to information that used to take major trips to the library to discover, and you can stay connected wherever you are, twenty four hours a day.
The disadvantage: you’re blipped out. You’re the sound byte generation. You can’t [...]

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Bringing Confidence to your Test Taking

April 28, 2009

How many times have you thought to yourself, “I’m just not a good test-taker” or “This test is too hard”? Do you study for hours and then bomb on test day?  
To start, let’s watch a quick video by Patrick J. Cohn, Ph.D., a sports psychologist and founder of Peak Performance Sports, LLC in Orlando, Florida. 

Sports Psychology: [...]

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Strunk and White Forever.

April 27, 2009

Well lo and behold, today is the 50th anniversary of that magical little compendium The Elements of Style. True to form, The New York Times highlighted the day and let five grammargicians have their way with it–and their way, frankly, was not so kind. You can read the article here.
Nevertheless, I’m going to stick my [...]

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Chew Gum, Score Higher!

April 23, 2009

I am loving this article about chewing gum in math class and consequently higher test scores. You can find the article from the LA Times here. This is a great lead-in for considering other ways to increase focus (gum, hand strengthening squeeze toys, timed breaks, reduced-sugar diets, exercise programs) both in academic contexts and outside the academic [...]

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