Author: Christian
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Link: Top 8 Traits of a Test Prep Tutor
The Top 8 Qualities of Great Test-Prep Tutors? Our local Austin test prep company just released a new post! I think it’s going to be really popular with parents and students. It’s a list with the top 8 qualities that make a great SAT or ACT test prep tutor and teacher. Tons of pictures too…
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Be Humble About The SAT
Welcome to my SAT prep tutoring blog! Be sure to join my email list for subscriber-only updates and exclusive content you can’t get anywhere else! Ok, be warned. This might become a bit of a rant about a certain type of SAT prep student that I see a lot. Do you fit the description? Here’s an…
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The Liar’s Perfect-Score SAT Essay Template
Hello and welcome to my SAT prep blog! Join my mailing list for subscriber-only content to help your score improve! For years I sought the best SAT essay template that would always work, no matter what the prompt question was. As a professional SAT tutor, I fantasized about a single, all-powerful essay method that could improve any…
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Must-Know Secrets About SAT Essay Prompts
Hi and welcome to my SAT prep blog! Be sure to join my email list so I can send you exclusive subscriber-only tips to help you! Today we’re going in-depth into tips and insights about the SAT essay. Specifically, we’ll dig into some valuable thoughts and info about the SAT Essay prompts themselves – the…
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How to Overcome Fear of Choosing “No Error” in SAT Writing
While you’re here, be sure to join my SAT prep mailing list for subscriber-only downloads and other exclusive bonuses to help raise your score! Choice E – the “No Error” option in the SAT writing section – everyone hates it. Even I don’t really like it. This article is all about the “No-Error” choice. We’ll cover relevant…
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How to beat time-limit pressure on the SAT
Welcome to my SAT tutoring blog! Please join my mailing list while you’re here so I can send you my Urgent Report on SAT Reading and other subscriber-only tips! Are you ready to deal with the challenges of the SAT test and its rigorous time limits? The SAT, probably the most famous standardized test in the…
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Really, you can lie on the SAT Essay!?
Hi! I’m a perfect-scoring SAT tutor and you should join my mailing list so I can send you free subscriber-only tips and downloads to help your score! Can you believe this?! Did you know that you can flat-out lie when you’re writing your SAT essay? (Right now you’re thinking… “What does he mean, lie… like I can just make stuff…
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Is the SAT hard?
Hello and welcome to my SAT prep blog! Be sure to join my SAT mailing list today so I can send you subscriber-only downloads and other exclusive test prep bonuses! The SAT is a standardized college admissions test administered to millions of high school students around the world. Each student’s scores in Math, Reading, and…
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How to restate or rephrase an SAT Essay Prompt
Welcome to my pro tutor’s blog! While you’re here, join my SAT mailing list so I can send you subscriber-only downloads and other exclusive test-prep info! A major function of an SAT essay intro paragraph is to restate the prompt in order to help the reader/grader know what he or she is about to read.…
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Is my SAT Essay score good or bad?
Welcome! While you’re here, join my mailing list for more tips from a pro SAT tutor including subscriber-only downloads to help your scores! Because students and parents often have no basis of comparison, it can be hard to know if your SAT essay score is good or bad. In the first place, most folks don’t know the…
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The top 10 tips for the SAT Essay
Welcome to my SAT prep blog! While you’re here, be sure to join my mailing list for exclusive test prep content and subscriber-only pro tips! In my years of SAT tutoring, I’ve found that the essay is one of the biggest sources of stress for students and parents (it really doesn’t need to be!) Most…
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What is the SAT Essay about?
Hi! While you’re here, join my mailing list so I can send you exclusive content to help you prepare for the SAT! Something about the SAT essay strikes fear into the hearts of my students. A big part of this fear, as with all fears, is simple fear of the unknown – and how much more…
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What colleges look at your SAT Essay?
Welcome! Be sure to join my SAT prep mailing list for subscriber-only downloads and content to help you prepare! The SAT Writing/Essay section is a fairly recent addition to the test, and colleges are still deciding exactly how to react to it, and how to use it for the admissions process. Believe it or not,…
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Some (video!) thoughts on SAT prep from around the web:Vocabulary Memorization Shortcuts for the SAT Test
First: Complete the vocabulary quizzes and tests in Word Smart and Word Smart 2 Books by The Princeton Review. Second: Transfer words you don’t know onto a list. Third: Make vocabulary flashcards from this list. Fourth: Memorize the vocabulary flashcard stack. Fifth: Come back to the vocabulary flashcard stack a few days later to make…
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What is the SAT Essay?
Hello and welcome to my pro tutor’s SAT prep blog! Be sure to join my email list while you’re here and I’ll send you even more subscriber-only test prep content and bonuses. This massive post ended up being longer than I expected – but, if you’re looking for a pro tutor’s reference document on the SAT…
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Can all colleges see your SAT essay?
Welcome to my SAT prep blog! Join my test prep mailing list for subscriber-only bonus downloads and exclusive SAT prep tips from a perfect-scoring independent tutor. Not all colleges have the same policies about the SAT essay, which frequently leads to confusion and misunderstanding regarding the importance of your essay score. In addition, colleges and scholarships have…
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Does your SAT essay score matter?
Welcome to my SAT prep blog! For special bonuses from a perfect-scoring pro tutor, make sure to join my email list! “I heard the SAT essay doesn’t even matter,” said my first student of the day as we settled into our chairs in my SAT tutoring office. “Oh yeah? Why’s that?” I asked her. “Well,…
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SAT Grammar Book for Download
While you’re here, join my SAT prep mailing list for instant bonus downloads and free exclusive test-prep content only for my subscribers! It’s not uncommon to feel uncertain about the rules of proper grammar, especially when preparing to take the SAT. Grammar at the best of times can be overwhelming, and even seasoned editors rely on…
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SAT Essay Guides and References
Welcome to my SAT prep tutoring website! Join my SAT email list for exclusive test-prep content and bonus downloads for subscribers only! When you think about writing the SAT essay you probably get a warm, fuzzy feeling in your stomach right? Not likely; if you’re like many students, the essay is one part of the…
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SAT Math Study Guides for Download
Hi! While you’re here, join my SAT prep mailing list for subscriber-only test prep downloads and exclusive content to help your SAT score! Regardless of whether you are a student looking to improve math skills for the SAT or a parent or tutor trying to support a student in their desire to achieve the scores…
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Tests for International Students
Welcome to my pro tutor’s website and blog! While you’re here, subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive subscriber-only bonuses and more! Applying to your college or university education in the United States can be very exciting, but there are also specific challenges that international students face. There are a variety of tests for international students, not…
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SAT Writing Skills Explained
Welcome to my SAT prep website. While you’re here, join my SAT mailing list for free test-prep content only for subscribers! If you’re stressed because you’re worried about the SAT Writing skills section of the test, it’s a sign that you may need to spend some extra time preparing. Concern about the SAT Writing section…
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Taking the SAT for International Students
Welcome to my SAT and test prep blog! Be sure to join my email list for subscriber-only bonuses like my Urgent Report on SAT Reading and other exclusive info. Are you a student from outside the United States that wants to attend a U.S.-based college? This article is for you! You will almost certainly be…
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How to Prep for the PSAT
Hi! While you’re here, join my SAT prep mailing list for subscriber-only content like my Urgent Report on SAT Reading! While most students are familiar with the SAT, there is another form of standardized testing that can help prepare you for the SAT, which is a test called the PSAT. The PSAT test prepares students…
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A Comparison of the ACT and SAT Tests
Welcome to my SAT prep blog! Be sure to join my pro SAT tutor’s email list for exclusive test prep content and subscriber-only bonus downloads. Although originally the SAT was designed as an aptitude test and the ACT was designed to test for achievement, today they are very similar. Despite their similarities, they still test different…
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A Brief History of the SAT Test
While you’re here, join my SAT prep mailing list and I’ll send you free subscriber-only downloads and bonus content to help you prepare! Almost every student in the United States and students anywhere in the world who have considered attending college or university in the U.S is familiar with the term “SAT Test.” It’s one…
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SAT Scholarships That Win Financial Aid
While you’re here, subscribe to my SAT prep emails for exclusive pro tips and subscriber-only bonus downloads! Post-secondary education can be very expensive and students can benefit from SAT-based scholarships to help them cover these expenses. These scholarships can be in the form of financial grants and awards or discounts on actual tuition costs and…
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Duke TIP Talent Search Program Explained by an SAT Tutor Who Attended
Hi! I actually went through Duke TIP when I was younger and now I professionally teach SAT test prep! Join my SAT prep email list for exclusive subscriber-only content and test prep downloads! Duke University has sponsored a program for gifted children since 1980 called the Duke TIP or “Talent-Identification Program.” It was designed to identify…
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When do you take the SAT in junior and senior year?
Hi! While you’re here, join my SAT email list for subscriber-only content like my Urgent Report on SAT Reading and other test-prep bonuses. Planning out your ideal SAT test dates in advance will greatly reduce your stress levels and can quite possibly improve your score as well. You should plan for the “worst case scenario” in…
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How do you grade an SAT practice test?
Welcome to my pro tutor’s SAT prep blog! While you’re here, join my email list for more exclusive test prep info and subscriber-only bonus content! Although it’s not particularly difficult to grade your own SAT practice tests from the Official SAT Study Guide, the rules may appear complicated at first. This post will take you through…
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Early Decision, Early Action, and SAT Preparation
While you are here be sure to join my SAT prep email list for exclusive subscriber-only tips and tricks from a perfect-scoring test prep tutor! You may or may not already know about your early application options when it comes to college admissions and the SAT. Early Action and Early Decision are two choices that…
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How the SAT is Scored + When to Guess on the SAT
Welcome to my SAT blog! Sign up for my SAT email list and I’ll send exclusive test-prep bonus downloads straight to your inbox! The SAT test is a unique exam with a one-of-a-kind scoring and grading system. Understanding this scoring system can affect your test-taking strategies and greatly increase your score, so it definitely pays to…
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GPA, Hard Classes, Senioritis, and College Admissions
Hi! While you’re here, join my SAT email subscription to download exclusive subscriber-only bonuses and other tips from a perfect-score SAT tutor! This website is all about SAT prep tips and how to get a perfect score on the SAT, but it’s also important to remember the end game plan – getting into the colleges…
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How to find the best private SAT prep tutor in your area
Hi! While you are here, subscribe to my SAT email list and I’ll send exclusive info and bonuses straight to your inbox. Getting a private SAT prep tutor has become more and more common for high school students these days. The test prep industry has sprung up around the exceptionally-selective college admissions process and the…
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How to take a free practice SAT from home and score it
Welcome to my test-prep blog! Be sure to sign up for my SAT newsletter. I’ll send my Urgent Report on SAT Reading and other exclusive content to help you prep. You don’t have to shell out money for a practice course or a proctor to take a full-length timed practice SAT. All you need is your…
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What Is A Good SAT Score? A Pro Tutor’s Thoughts
Hi! While you’re here, be sure to join my SAT prep email list. I send my subscribers exclusive test-prep content to help them prepare – straight to your inbox! When I first start working with a student, one of the first questions I like to answer is “what SAT score do you need to get?”…
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What is the SAT Score Choice Option And How Can It Help You?
Welcome to my SAT tutoring blog! While you are here make sure to subscribe to my SAT prep newsletter – I’ll send you my Urgent Report on SAT Reading and other subscriber-only test prep bonuses. The SAT score choice option is a new development in standardized testing, released by the College Board in March 2009. Score choice…
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Warming Up In The Morning Of The SAT Test
Welcome! While you’re here, be sure to join my SAT prep email list for pro tips and subscriber-only exclusive downloads to help you prepare for test day! Often, students overlook the importance of warming up before showing up to the test on the day of the real SAT. To me, this is as big an oversight…
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What Are SAT 2 Subject Tests, Who Should Take Them, and Why?
Welcome to my pro tutor’s SAT prep blog! Be sure to subscribe to my SAT emails for exclusive content and downloads to help you prep – for subscribers only! If you’ve found this article, you probably already know what the “original” SAT test is for. But – do you need an overview and brief explanation…
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All About SAT Extended Time Accommodations For ADD, ADHD, Dylsexia, and Physical Disabilities
Welcome to my pro tutor’s SAT prep blog! While you are here, join my SAT email list to download my Urgent Report on SAT Reading and get other exclusive bonuses only for my subscribers! For a certain type of student, SAT Extended Time accommodations can be a life-saver. If you pass the requirements of the…
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Why Activities Can Make Or Break Your College Application Resume
Welcome to my SAT prep website! While you are here be sure to join my email list for exclusive content only for subscribers This is a website about SAT prep, but it’s also written to help make your entire college application process (and college scholarships as well) easier to understand and succeed at. So, I want to…
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The Real Price Of The SAT Test: Costs, Charges, and Fees
Welcome to my pro tutor’s SAT prep blog! While you’re here be sure to join my mailing list to download my exclusive Urgent Report on SAT Reading and other subscriber-only test prep tips! Sometimes I feel like the College Board (authors of the SAT test) are just out to charge you to death with hidden costs…
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How long does it take to get SAT scores back?
Welcome to the blog of a pro SAT tutor and perfect-scorer! While you are here, be sure to join my SAT mailing list for exclusive content and subscriber-only downloads! I know exactly how it feels to be stressed out and impatiently waiting for my SAT scores to come back via mail or online delivery –…
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Essential Things Must You Bring To The SAT Test
Welcome to my pro SAT tutor’s blog! While you’re here, join my email list and I’ll send my Urgent Report on SAT Reading plus other subscriber-only prep bonuses! Before setting out to take the SAT test on a bright, shining Saturday morning, you need to be sure you’re leaving the house with everything that you…
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Best Food To Eat For Breakfast Before The SAT Test
Welcome to my SAT prep and tutoring blog! While you’re here, join my email list for free subscriber-only content that’s not available anywhere else! I’m a big believer in the importance of eating the right food for breakfast on the day of the SAT (and bringing a good snack to eat during the test). There’s…
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The 10 Best and Worst SAT Snacks To Bring To The Test
Welcome to my SAT tutoring blog! Be sure to join my email list while you are here for free subscriber-only content and bonuses! I am a big believer in the importance of eating a good breakfast and bringing delicious and nutritious snacks to the day of the SAT test along with everything else you need…
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What Is The SAT Test For?
Hi! Welcome to my pro tutor’s blog on SAT and test prep. Join my email list for more exclusive content that I only send to my subscribers! If you’re completely new to the whole SAT prep process, you might be wondering, “Just what is the SAT test for, anyway?” Leave aside all details of what…
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SAT E-Mail Subscription For Highly Motivated Prep Students
Join my SAT email list today for subscriber-exclusive content and test prep bonuses! How badly do you want a perfect score on the SAT? Do you have dreams of 2400s and Ivy-League campuses… scholarships and impressive academic accomplishments… do you fantasize about huge, well-stocked libraries, science centers, and the best music and arts programs in the world?…
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How many times can you take the SAT?
While you’re here, you will definitely benefit from signing up for my free SAT prep mailing list! I’ll send you subscriber-only tips and bonuses to help you prepare. “How many times should you take the SAT?” is a frequent question that I hear from my students and their parents, and it’s an important one to…
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SAT Writing Topics: What exactly is on the SAT Writing test?
While you’re here, join my pro tutor’s perfect-score SAT email list and I’ll send you subscriber-only bonuses to help you prepare for the SAT! The SAT Writing section splits broadly into two areas of study: 1) The rules of English grammar and style (tested via 49 multiple-choice question) 2) Rhetorical skills (tested via a 25-minute…