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Lauren Starkey is an author, editor, and educator. She has written 18 books, including Goof Proof College Admissions Essays and SAT Writing Essentials, and test prep material for clients including Kaplan and McGraw-Hill. Lauren created SAT Bootcamp, a workshop that maximize scores through proven techniques and strategies. She also offers customized test prep and college application counseling for individual students.

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Top SAT strategies: math

We've discussed it before: scoring well on the SAT has as much to do with your testing taking skills as it does your content skills. Knowing and...
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The one week study guide for the SAT

Thousands of you are taking the SAT next Saturday. Here are three ideas for how best to spend your time getting ready: 1. Focus on strategy—not...
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Build an SAT vocabulary: 5 free or low-cost ways to tackle sentence completions

Worried about the vocabulary questions on the SAT? You’re in good company. Most of the students who take SAT Bootcamp tell us they need help...
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Test talk: Taking the ACT or SAT? Tomorrow is an important deadline

August 7th is the last day to register for the September ACT. If you’re planning to take this test, avoid the $21. late fee by signing up at...
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SAT prep meets Twilight: new book aims to improve vocabulary

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Fans of the Twilight series now have a weapon in their fight for higher standardized test scores. Brian Leaf’s new Defining Twilight takes...
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Loyola College latest to dump SAT

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Loyola College in Baltimore is the latest of over 800 four-year institutions to make their admissions criteria SAT (and ACT) results optional. The...
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Can test prep really improve your admissions odds?

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The National Association for College Admission Counseling recently released its analysis of test preparation’s impact on SAT scores, which...
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SAT or ACT: five top points to help determine which test to take

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It used to be a matter of geography: if you lived on either coast, or planned to apply to an elite college located there, you took the SAT. For...
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Low SAT scores? These schools say, who cares

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The discussion of an uneven playing field in college admissions has been going on for decades. Who’s got the advantage? Wealthy students who can...
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Facebook hits the books: SAT prep goes interactive