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More Controversy About SAT Score Improvement

More Controversy About SAT Score Improvement

Can you really improve your SAT score by a large amount? It's a controversial question. The answer is yes, but let me state the other side first. It seems that last year’s controversy about SAT Score Improvement has reared it’s head again. A widely distributed AP story once again insinuates that it’s not really possible for a student to significantly raise his SAT score. It quotes … [Read more...]

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6 Tips for Last Minute ACT Prep

6 Tips for Last Minute ACT Prep

As I’m writing this, the April 10 ACT is only 2 days away. While this site is called SAT Success Secrets, I tutor a lot of kids for the ACT as well (it’s just less popular here in Los Angeles where I’m currently located). In order to help students around the country who are preparing to take the ACT, I’ve modified my popular “6 Tips for Last Minute SAT Preparation” post in order to give you the … [Read more...]

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How To Choose A College

How To Choose A College

Now that it’s early April, my students have started getting back to me to let me know what schools they got accepted to. There’s a lot of happiness, a little disappointment, and some decisions to make from among more than one good option. How I Chose It brings me back to the time when I had to make my own decision, a lot longer ago than I’d care to admit. After all my acceptances and … [Read more...]

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College Admissions: Applications Are Way Up, Acceptance Rates Are Way Down

College Admissions: Applications Are Way Up, Acceptance Rates Are Way Down

I saw two articles today that really shocked me. Brown Alumni Monthly reported that applications rose 20% this year, from 25,000 to 30,000 applicants. Just a few years ago, in 2002, there were “only” 14,612 applicants. That’s a 50% increase in 8 years. All competing for the same 1,500 freshman slots. It works out to an acceptance rate of about 5%. Harvard reported 30,489 applicants, a … [Read more...]

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College Admission Decisions: Acceptance Or Rejection, Putting It All In Perspective

College Admission Decisions: Acceptance Or Rejection, Putting It All In Perspective

It’s finally arrived. Decision day. You did all your hard work long ago, or so it seems. Taking the SAT, all of that tutoring, even your tutor's name, probably seems like ancient history. It’s now been months since you sent in your college applications, months of nervous anticipation. Some of you know already where you’ve been accepted. And rejected. Many colleges let you know … [Read more...]

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