List of Colleges Accepting the Common Application 2010-2011

Welcome and congratulations, Seniors....As you near the next few months, you will absolutely become familiar with many applications. Some colleges take the common app, some do not, and others give you options: their own application or the Common App...they let you choose. Wondering which colleges are accepting the Common App this year?

Click here to view the list.

Washington Post Article

A quick read on writing college essays.

~~painting completed my life~~frida kahlo

Qualities...

The following passage is an excerpt from Colleges that Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges, by Loren Pope. He speaks about the qualities that are present in valuable learning experiences. His passage (included below) really speaks to me because it describes my personal style, especially as I begin to define the inherent qualities that make the Speaks-Love Tutoring style unique:

“Their power lies in how they do it. The focus is on the students, not the faculty; he is heavily involved in his own education. There are no passive ears…Teaching is an act of love. Learning is collaborative rather than competitive, values are central; there is a strong sense of community….where the whole becomes greater than the sum of the parts. Aspirations are raised, young people empowered.

It is those qualities that develop leaders, people who can land on their feet, who are bold and imaginative, and who can see the big picture. They do it for students who are strong and intellectual and for those needing tender loving care.”

I care. I listen to them, to their parents, teachers and counselors. As mentor, friend, educational companion,  reader to them, their teacher and student, their support, encouragement, their advocate. I do take the concerns and challenges and successes of each student home with me. They absolutely feel like my own children that I am helping to grow. I do agree that it takes a village; I had a village as a child, and every bit of it was necessary, appreciated, and never forgotten. I enjoy what I do so much!

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