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Another ACT Success
In July, Gail S’s mother said that Gail earned a 34 on her ACT. Congrats Gail! She brought her score up significantly with good, hard work.
ACT Testimonial
Good Score! Congrats Emily!In June, I received this note from her father:I wanted to let you know that Emily got a 33 on her most …
Bad Grammar
“Not only will your ad be shown more often. This will also lower your bid.”From: http://www.takeflyte.com/flyte/2012/09/how-does-facebook-ads-bidding-work-facebook-ads-auction.html“When running ads on Facebook, advertisers need to think about …
SAT/ACT Advice to Parents
Prepare your children for the SAT and ACT years in advance!! Please. Please, please, please.Getting As in school or taking dual-credit classes is not necessarily …
Make The Most of the Summer
In a summary of Making Summer Count by McCombs, Augustine, Schwartz, et. al., they say:Research has shown that students’ skills and knowledge often deteriorate during the …
Find the Mistakes
Here is some good SAT/ACT practice. Find the errors (quote is from someone’s business plan): This system differs from most tutors who are primarily concerned …
Excellent Writing: An Example
In the article “Balanced Diets,” Daniel Mason writes:On June 6, 1800, nearly a year into his scientific journey through South America, Alexander von Humboldt arrived at …
Sentence Starters For Writing
Let’s practice some techniques to improve your writing — techniques you can use in all your writing, not only your SAT essay. Thanks to the …
Clarity in Language
Wrote to Evan Brand after listening to one of his podcasts. I said:#####To call chronic diseases “diseases of civilization” or “diseases of culture” is imply …