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Help Your Middle School Kid Study

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:00:15 +0000

Okay, okay, I'm listening. I received this email from a concerned parent this week, wondering how to help her seventh-grade son study more effectively:

Dear Ms. Roell,

Hello! I am writing due to the fact that I need some help! My son, who is in seventh grade at ********** Middle School in ******* PA, is not succeeding in school. He does not have any kind of learning disability, but will not study by himself. I have to sit with him to prepare him for every one of his exams.

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This Week in Test Dates

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:00:52 +0000

What's going on this week, February 19 - February 25?

Friday, February 24

Late registration closes for the March 10 SAT
What's a Good SAT Score?
The SAT Basics

SAT Scores Available Today for the January Exam

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:00:05 +0000

Have you been nervously biting your nails since you sat for the January 28th SAT exam? I'll bet you're just all wrung out thinking about the terrors of the test and wondering what kind of score you've managed to eek out.

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Kaplan's Free SAT TurboTest

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:00:15 +0000

Want to know how you'll score on the SAT, but don't want to take a 4-hour-long practice exam?

Yeah, I thought so.

Enter, Kaplan's SAT TurboTest. It's a computer-adaptive SAT exam designed by Kaplan in cahoots with Testiv, a company good at making these kinds of exams (Computer-adaptive means that if you get a question incorrect, the next one will be easier; get it correct, and the next will be more difficult.) They've created a 1.5 hour practice SAT designed to predict your SAT score on the actual exam.

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This Week in Test Dates

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:00:25 +0000

What's going on this week, February 12 - February 18?

Monday, February 13

LSAT Test for Sabbath Observers
2012 - 2013 LSAT Test Dates

Tuesday, February 14

Valentine's Day
Students all over the world say goodbye to their thoughts about testing for the day and focus on love. Sighhhhh

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Today is College Week Live's Test Prep Day!

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:40 +0000

If you missed this invitation before, here's your last chance to sign up! Today is College Week Live's Test Prep Day. Check out the invitation to participate, below!

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How Do You Get Rid of Test Anxiety?

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:56 +0000

Those of you taking the LSAT, ACT or TOEIC this weekend are probably dealing with those butterflies in your stomach right about now. You know you have something important to do, so your body sends little surges of adrenaline coursing through your veins. Your heart rate goes up. Your legs start to bounce. You may even lie awake at night desperately flipping your pillow over to the cool side again and again, trying to get to sleep.

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This Week in Test Dates

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:00:40 +0000

What's going on this week,February 5 - February 11?

Thursday, February 9

College Week Live Test Prep Day!
Register with the link above and get a chance to win a $1000 scholarship!
Listen to live seminars from test prep experts across the country

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College Week Live Test Prep Day in One Week!

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:44:32 +0000

It's that time of year again - College Week Live! Check out the invitation to participate, below!

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February LSAT Concerns

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:00:01 +0000

Thousands of you are biting your nails right about now. Why? Why else? The February LSAT is coming up on February the 11th, and with it, come a few concerns, besides just getting a good LSAT score. There are a few things you may not have thought about before you signed up, and as always, I love to bring your attention to things that can help your testing experience just a wee bit.

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