http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/sat-prep Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-berk/the-sat-detective-mom-on-_b_1328235.html 2012-03-08T13:50:37Z 2012-03-08T13:51:03Z Nancy Berk, Ph.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-berk/ Over the last year, it's been her full-time job to participate in a process that many parents push on their teens, but never truly understand. And guess what? Times have changed. This isn't your 1979 SAT experience. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/dr-nancy-berk">Dr Nancy Berk</a>, <a href="/tag/sat-prep">Sat Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/teens">Teens</a>, <a href="/tag/debbie-stier">Debbie Stier</a>, <a href="/tag/sat">Sat</a>, <a href="/tag/college-prep">College Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/parents">Parents</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/college-prep-is-gamifying_n_1249671.html 2012-02-02T09:40:41Z 2012-02-02T11:37:03Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ When you're about ready to pull your hair out after hours of studying for SATs and writing essays -- you know, that point where you're not sure wheth... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/word-dynamo">Word Dynamo</a>, <a href="/tag/sat-prep">Sat Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/dictionarycom">dictionary.com</a>, <a href="/tag/cliffsnotes">Cliffsnotes</a>, <a href="/tag/act-prep">Act Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/writing-dynamo">Writing Dynamo</a>, <a href="/tag/college-prep">College Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/unigo">Unigo</a>, <a href="/high-school">High School News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meg-campbell/my-secret-to-raising-sat-_b_971075.html 2011-09-27T15:30:07Z 2011-09-27T15:30:48Z Meg Campbell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meg-campbell/ My secret advice to raising SAT scores is to read the <em>New Yorker</em> magazine weekly -- or another magazine that is a reach to read because it's written for adults, not teens. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/the-atlantic-monthly">The Atlantic Monthly</a>, <a href="/tag/sat-prep">Sat Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/scientific-american">Scientific American</a>, <a href="/tag/the-new-yorker">The New Yorker</a>, <a href="/tag/college-board">College Board</a>, <a href="/education">Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-franek/16-pregnant-the-college-e_b_799872.html 2010-12-22T10:47:11Z 2010-12-22T11:26:40Z Robert Franek http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-franek/ If you're anything like me (teaching, parenting or working with college-bound students) my plea herein is for a reconsideration of this show. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/16--pregnant">16 &amp; Pregnant</a>, <a href="/tag/sat-prep">Sat Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/mtv">Mtv</a>, <a href="/tag/the-princeton-review">The Princeton Review</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions-frenzy">College Admissions Frenzy</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/17/cablevision-offers-free-s_n_615859.html 2010-06-17T11:57:04Z 2010-06-17T12:19:34Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In the latest sign of the premium that society places on an elite education, and the lengths some will go to get a leg up in securing it, Cablevision ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sat">Sat</a>, <a href="/tag/test-prep">Test Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/television-news">Television News</a>, <a href="/tag/cable">Cable</a>, <a href="/tag/media-news">Media News</a>, <a href="/tag/sat-prep">Sat Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/cablevision">Cablevision</a>, <a href="/media">Media News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noah-baron/lsat-the-next-wealth-test_b_577742.html 2010-05-19T14:01:28Z 2010-05-19T14:37:40Z Noah Baron http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noah-baron/ Law school admissions officers should grade applications on a socioeconomic curve, and remember that wealth -- dishing out $1,200 - 9,000 for a prep class -- should not be a precondition of acceptance. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sat-prep">Sat Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/law-school">Law School</a>, <a href="/tag/money">Money</a>, <a href="/tag/law-school-admissions">Law School Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/lsat">Lsat</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-stabiner/the-college-insider-admis_b_462041.html 2010-02-15T10:23:00Z 2010-04-17T05:12:01Z Karen Stabiner http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-stabiner/ I'm not saying a senior should bail altogether. But keep in mind that your senior's acceptance matters almost as much to his or her high school as it does to you. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/high-school">High School</a>, <a href="/tag/sat-prep">Sat Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/college-board">College Board</a>, <a href="/tag/living">Living</a>, <a href="/tag/senioritis">Senioritis</a>, <a href="/tag/the-college-insider">The College Insider</a>, <a href="/tag/the-balanced-life">The Balanced Life</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-stabiner/the-college-insider-admis_b_301352.html 2009-09-28T07:49:34Z 2009-11-28T05:12:01Z Karen Stabiner http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-stabiner/ Test-taking strategies: If there's a consensus on anything, it's that your child doesn't want to spend valuable time reading the instructions for the first time on the day of the test. Before you pay for sample tests in a room at a prep center, or proctored by a tutor, consider a few free sample tests at home. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/college-tuition">College Tuition</a>, <a href="/tag/sat-prep">Sat Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/sudoku">Sudoku</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/gender">Gender</a>, <a href="/tag/the-college-insider">The College Insider</a>, <a href="/tag/the-balanced-life">The Balanced Life</a>, <a href="/tag/karen-stabiner">Karen Stabiner</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eliot-schrefer/the-anxiety-business_b_112323.html 2008-07-12T13:12:24Z 2008-07-20T05:12:01Z Eliot Schrefer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eliot-schrefer/ The College Board is both in the business of test administration and test prep. If this feels inherently unfair, it should -- it's like a doctor whacking your knee with a sledgehammer and then offering to patch you up. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/sat-prep">Sat Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/college-board-sat">College Board Sat</a>, <a href="/tag/college-board">College Board</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/cost-of-higher-education">Cost of Higher Education</a>, <a href="/tag/sat-testing">SAT Testing</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions-craze">College Admissions Craze</a>, <a href="/tag/sat-tutors">Sat Tutors</a>, <a href="/tag/higher-education">Higher Education</a>, <a href="/tag/sats">SAT&#039;s</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/14/can-nintendo-get-your-kid_n_96618.html 2008-04-14T15:54:16Z 2008-04-22T05:12:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ If playing video games can (theoretically) get you in better shape, why can't they help prep for your SATs?<br /> <br /> Kaplan (WPO) thinks they can. The test pr... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/how-to-get-into-harvard">How to Get Into Harvard</a>, <a href="/tag/sat-prep">Sat Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/kaplan">Kaplan</a>, <a href="/tag/harvard">Harvard</a>, <a href="/tag/nintendo-sat-prep-game">Nintendo Sat Prep Game</a>, <a href="/tag/sat-prep-game">Sat Prep Game</a>, <a href="/tag/nintendo">Nintendo</a>, <a href="/tag/aspyr">Aspyr</a>, <a href="/tag/brain-age">Brain Age</a>, <a href="/tag/sat-kaplan">Sat Kaplan</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p>