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Comment on How Will I Pay for College? (Part II) by Scholarships

Scholarships — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:33:48 +0000

There are some great scholarships out ther on the internet, here is one I like:

Bridgestone Safety Scholars Contest (Deadline: July 1, 2010)
Scholarship is open to legal permanent residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia, ages 16 through 21. Website: http://www.safetyscholarsvideo.com/

Help Johnny Scholarship (Apply After: June15, 2010)
This $5000 scholarship is available to any student that is 19 years or under, as of October 25, 2010 and is renewable. Website: http://www.studentscholarships.org/helpjohnny.php

National Foundation for Women Legislators (Deadline: July 30, 2010)
If you are a female High School junior or senior, class of 2010 or 2011, you are eligible to participate. The seven scholarship winners will receive a $3,000 unrestricted scholarship.

Comment on SAT Math: A Polynomial Divided by a Monomial by Mr. SAT Tutor

Mr. SAT Tutor — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:52:08 +0000

I really like how you took a very simple math formula and then used it in the SAT. If students learn to see the SAT math as just simple puzzles that they have to solve, their SAT math score will improve.

Comment on Making Your College Decision by Tim

Tim — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:46:54 +0000

I agree with Joe completely. College is a very individual experience and the more prepared someone can be and the more research they have done, the more at peace they can ultimately be with their decision. Persistence and personal contact is a lost art and a face to face meeting with an admission officer along with a polite follow up email can go a long way. I would recommend a summer program that talks about navigating the admission process if one is starting from ground zero it could be really beneficial.

Comment on How Will I Pay for College? (Part I) by How Will I Pay for College? (Part II) | Educational Services Center Test Prep

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:03:40 +0000

[...] How Will I Pay for College? Part I, I introduced the topic of paying for college and provided comparisons of costs at private and [...]

Comment on Guessing Versus Omitting – The Classic SAT Question by The Guessing Rule: SAT Critical Reading and Writing Sections | Educational Services Center Test Prep

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:26:19 +0000

[...] The Critical Reading section is a great place to guess when you’re not sure of an answer to a question. But how do you know when to guess? Well, the basic rule is to guess when you can eliminate one choice. This applies to the Writing section as well, but apparently not to the Math section, as Marty Rafson explains in his post, Guessing Versus Omitting. [...]

Comment on SAT Sentence Completion Strategies by Rishard

Rishard — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:15:46 +0000

This type of stuff really hurt me back when I took the SAT’s. Normally I’m very good with sentence comprehension, but it was very hard to concentrate on a long paragraph because of the stress of the SAT’s. This stuff is very important.

Comment on Small SAT Score Gains Mean Big College Admissions Gains by NC SAT Registration

NC SAT Registration — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:31:55 +0000

These points can be crucial: Especially when it comes to a school that is one of your first choices. It may also be crucial for student athletes who want to at least hit the minimum score to accept a scholarship to a specific university. For example, to get into Alabama, you need @ least a 950 which is far above the minimum of 820 the NCAA states is the bare minimum. This practice means only one thing: Despite if you’re a student or student athlete, the school you’re entering wants you to succeed: In school.

Comment on Want a High Score on the SAT Essay? Write at Length! by Rodney

Rodney — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:39:30 +0000

It’s unfortunate but true that if you write a longer essay, even with incorrect information, you’ll get a high score.

Just be organized, use logic to “prove” your thesis and make up whatever facts you want.

Sad but true.