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How to Improve your SAT or ACT scores
2010-01-26 13:11:32
There are several ways you can improve your SAT or ACT scores.  At Top Test Prep, we have improved SAT and ACT scores by isolating the following common issues: timing and test anxiety.  We’ve found ways to help you prepare for these exams and battle these major issues. How to Improve your SAT or ACT scores: (A) [...]...
 
Great Tips to Prepare for the SAT Exam
2010-01-13 11:20:59
For the students out there taking the January 23 2010 SAT Exam (and the SAT overall), I would like to give a few key tips to prepare for this SAT exam.  As you probably know, the SAT exam is broken down into three parts: Writing, Math, and Reading. In preparing for this exam, I’ll suggest one [...]...
 
Interview with Bob Morse of U.S. News & World Report, Part III
2009-12-17 21:30:32
How much would you estimate schools spend to lobby or market to improve their rankings? The ranking system is sort of lobby-proof. Talking to US News isn’t going to improve your ranking because they’re based on quantitative numbers, a formula, but certainly schools send out brochures, try to raise their profile among other presidents and deans [...]...
 
Interview with Bob Morse of U.S. News & World Report, Part II
2009-12-15 22:17:26
Have you seen any questionable practices put in place just so a college can increase its ranking? There was an event in the summer that came to light, even though I think it was debunked: that the president of Clemson … they were not voting honestly on the peer assessment survey … but we have safeguards [...]...
 
Interview with Bob Morse of U.S. News & World Report, Part I
2009-12-14 23:00:35
Meet the man behind the single most influential list in college admissions. Bob Morse is the Director of Data Research at U.S. News & World Report, the head of its revered college ranking system. As the force behind a series of annual publications that have achieved unanticipated fame within higher education, Bob Morse has helped [...]...
 
Early Decision Results and Letters Are Arriving!
2009-12-13 14:29:03
Great news!  Several admissions offices have made their early decision application “decisions” this past week and will be mailing the application results this coming week. If you haven’t heard back yet from your top college, no worries.   Let us know what you hear, twitter @toptestprep. Our admissions counseling and college counseling can help you get into [...]...
 
Writing the Best Scholarship Essay
2009-12-08 12:14:38
We’ve told you to take your scholarship essays seriously. So where and how do you begin? Here are some helpful questions to get you started: What attributes do you wish to convey? - In order to answer this question, you should at the very least read a description of the award. Is the award intended [...]...
 
Georgetown DC Tutoring Office
2009-12-03 17:14:46
I’m excited to announce the opening of our second tutoring and test prep office in Washington DC, right in the heart of Georgetown. Top Test Prep Location: 1027 33rd St. NW Washington DC 20007 As many of our readers know, we have been expanding rapidly.  The parents and students with whom we work have been referring more tutoring and [...]...
 
Getting Scholarship Money to Fund Your Education: Where to Begin
2009-12-02 11:31:57
1. Start researching now. Don’t assume you’re ineligible for a scholarship without thoroughly researching what’s out there. Use the internet, see where your friends are applying, buy a scholarship guide at a bookstore, and ask your college counselor for suggestions. There are scholarships for everything, from tall brunette women to musical prodigies. Through diligent searching, [...]...
 
Tips on Applying Early Decision
2009-11-30 16:57:03
Applying early to a college isn’t a simple decision. Whether your first-choice school offers early action or early decision, you may not want to hear the verdict on your application as early as December. Being denied admission to any school that early in your senior year can be demoralizing. It’s true that applying early can [...]...
 
 
 
 
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