A Must Read

Colleges that Change Lives: Loren Pope

Examines and re-establishes perspectives on Ivy League

website companion... http://www.ctcl.org/

A Good Sign

when my husband lifted my cup today, this was the image water left beneath my cup!
photo credit: J. Speaks-Love

You Need this Book...

I really cannot say enough about this resource. I've spent time with many SAT books and this one, by far, offers more prep and practice than any other. The "Skills" areas shown below in the Table of Contents include pages of multiple worksheets! Edition 2011 is on the shelf.

20 bucks well spent.



Overview

McGraw-Hill's SAT will help you prepare for the big exam with its valuable features and interactive test-taking practice online!

McGraw-Hill's SAT is now equipped with new additions to better meet your needs. The guide teaches critical thinking skills designed to help you solve any SAT problem. And it provides test-taking practice with questions just like those on the real SAT.

• New! Two complete interactive practice tests online (in addition to the 4 tests in the book).
• New: Eight-page Welcome section including “How to Use This Book,” “SAT Study Plan,” “Getting the Most from the Online Tests,” and more.
• 4 full-length practice SATs with fully explained answers.
• Detailed 10-week study plan.
• Pull-out "Smart Cards” for easy subject review.

Table of contents

Chapter 1. Conquer the SAT;
Chapter 2. Diagnostic SAT;
Chapter 3. Building Vocabulary;
Chapter 4. Critical Reading Skills;
Chapter 5. Sentence Completion Skills;
Chapter 6. What SAT Math Really Tests;
Chapter 7. Essential Pre-Algebra Skills;
Chapter 8. Essential Algebra I Skills;
Chapter 9. Special Math Problems;
Chapter 10. Essential Geometry Skills;
Chapter 11. Essential Algebra II Skills;
Chapter 12. Writing a Great Essay;
Chapter 13. Essay Writing Practice;
Chapter 14. SAT Writing Questions;
Chapter 15. Essential Grammar Skills;
Chapter 16. 4 Practice Tests;
Online: 2 Practice Tests

Request the Question-Answer-Service for the SAT!!

One luxury of learning is receiving your test questions, your answers and what you missed after you have taken any test.

Generally, on three test dates of the year, students can request the SAT Question and Answer Service (QAS) for $18.  You may request the service up to five months after you have tested. Only students who request the service by filling out the online app have this privilege. Usually, the dates offered for the service are in October, January and May. Check the College Board website to find out the dates for the upcoming school year:

http://sat.collegeboard.com/search/sitesearch?searchType=satsite&nh=20&qt=qa

Consider this a necessary study tool for your 2nd or 3rd time taking the SAT!

I would recommend planning, at least the first attempt at the SAT, around  one of these test dates.

Top 20 Best Public Schools in the Nation: Newsweek

Two schools from Bellevue School District in Washington make the list!

#13  Interlake

#20 International School

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Teens Sleep Deprivation Linked to Depression: CNN

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Please Highlight!

I know that World Literature text book cost you 90 bucks! Following that, you had to buy six novels for English, The Norton Anthology, Chemistry, PreCal, elective materials, and somewhere around three to four additional texts, for a soaring ballpark figure somewhere around $475+.

For High School!

End of the year, you will dash to the school and attempt an urgent sell back for half their value IF you have not written or highlighted...but since I demand you highlight and I require you take notes in the margins...

It is proven that your grades will increase if you study using Post-it Notes, highlighters and flash cards. Trust me.