How to Find a Private Tutor
We believe there are three ways to find a great tutor: (1) Look online – don’t just search craigslist for a tutor – there are other sites like http://toptestprep.com to help you. Start with a credible company who already has profiles and has done background checks on private tutors. (2) Look locally – if you [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsHow to Improve Your Scores over Holiday Break!
It seems like just yesterday that the fall semester started back up, you greeted friends you hadn’t seen over the summer, and classes began. Before you knew it, the semester was half over–now we’re on to Thanksgiving, and winter break is right around the corner. You are probably looking forward to a change from the [...] Continue Reading...
no comments5 New Ways to Prep for the SAT (Or Any Other Standardized Test)!
1. Listen to Music Not all music starts and ends with “Baby, baby, baby, yea.” There are a number of bands out there with serious lyrical and storytelling chops. Take, for instance, The Decemberists. They blend storytelling and an impressive vocabulary to make for unique lyrics that can teach you a thing or two. Here’s [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsTest Prep Experts: Keeping Students Motivated
There are two kinds of motivation: long term and short term. The learning team (student, tutor, educational institution, and parent) is responsible for maintaining motivation throughout the process, but the tutor-student relationship is critical in each and every level of motivating the learning process. On a day-to-day level, motivation is necessary to keep focus and [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsHow to Prepare for the SAT and ACT over the Summer: Three Tips to Enter Testing Season Fully Prepared.
If you’re wrapping up your sophomore or junior year, you’re probably coming to terms with the fact that the next few semesters are going to be some of the most important in your high school career. Not only will you have a broader range of honors classes, authoritative positions in your extracurricular activities, and AP [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsThe Value of Getting College and Advanced Degrees (Professional, Masters, PhDs)
Skepticism about the value of a college degree has peaked recently in many media outlets as a seemingly temporary recession turns into a prolonged period of economic stagnation or worse. While economic challenges remain for even the best educated, unemployment and weekly earnings figures paint a vivid picture of the advantages of achieving college and [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsUS News and World Report Rankings vs. NACAC
US News and World Report’s widely disseminated ranking of American colleges came under assault in a recently released report by the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC). The report’s critiques of US News and World Report’s ranking formula and the rebuttal follow. 1. Should Standardized Test Scores Be Included in Rankings? The NACAC report [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsCreative Ways to Reach Prospective Applicants and College Alumni
Game-Like College Micro-Sites for Recruiting and Alumni Outreach At the Cutting Edge In the highly competitive world of college recruiting and fund-raising, a few colleges have pioneered new off-beat web-sites to solicit information from prospective students and alumni. Here are ways a couple colleges are reaching students and college alumni… The College of St Mary [...] Continue Reading...
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Top Test Prep Reviews For a review of Top Test Prep’s programs, check out the image below of a student Top Test Prep was able to successfully improve her scores and get into 8 of her top 10 colleges. We’re proud to continue working with so many students each year as they gain admission to [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsHow to Get into the Best Schools | Top-Ranked
Here’s our latest video on “How to Get into the Best Schools” with Top Test Prep’s private tutoring and admissions counseling programs. Top Test Prep helps hundreds of families each year get into top private schools, colleges and grad schools, with admissions and test preparation. For more information, call (800) 501-Prep or visit Top Test [...] Continue Reading...
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