Prep Zone: Shanghai SAT Prep

05/06/2014

What are you doing this Summer Holidays? Join our SAT Summer Group Courses starting on 30th June at 10am.

Call (021) 5386 2665 - (021) 5386 2307 or email [email protected] to enroll now.

12/03/2014

An evolution in the SAT. Stay informed.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/06/education/major-changes-in-sat-announced-by-college-board.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0

The company says its current college admission exams, which have fallen from favor, do not focus enough on important academic skills.

02/03/2014

What do you think about setting a goal score for the SAT?

The way to get results is to commit to a plan, rather than shoot for a score.

13/11/2013

There are hundreds of universities in the United States of all shapes and sizes. Find out why the best option for you might be a small liberal arts education!

http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/professors-guide/2010/07/28/10-reasons-to-go-to-a-small-college

Smaller schools often offer many advantages over the mega-university.

06/11/2013

Extracurricular activities are an important part of the American college application process!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-hansen-shaevitz/extra-curricular-activities-college-admission_b_3040217.html

Colleges care about the character of people they admit; therefore, what you do after school, during weekends and over summers tells them a lot about the kind of person you are.

04/11/2013

Sometimes, the best thing to do on the SAT is to take a guess.

http://www.studybeans.com/sat/guessing.html

Describes why it is good to guess on the SAT when you can eliminate wrong answer choices.

02/11/2013

A few things that all international students applying to American universities should be aware of:

http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/college-admissions-experts/2011/09/14/what-are-some-tips-for-international-students-applying-to-us-colleges

Students applying from other countries have some unique things to keep in mind.

31/10/2013

Don't let the essay section of the SAT trip you up!

http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/writing/sat-essay

Register Next Tests: The essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can develop and express ideas.

23/10/2013

Struggling with the grammar section of the SAT? Check out the tip below!

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-30/sat-tip-know-your-idioms

To ace the SAT Writing section, it helps to know your idiomatic words and phrases

21/10/2013

Curious how the SAT is scored? Take a look below and then call Prep Zone to help maximize your score!

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-02-20/sat-tip-interpreting-your-score

Perplexed by your SAT score? Check out our quick primer on how the test is scored, what your score means, and how to assign it to schools

18/10/2013

SAT Group course starting this Sunday (October 20th, 2PM). Call (21) 5386 2665/ (21) 5386 2307 or email [email protected] for more information or to reserve your spot now.

16/10/2013

Are you working on your application essays yet?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-hansen-shaevitz/the-best-advice-i-have-fo_b_3644712.html

Personally, I am always looking for that magic piece of advice another writer has that will get me through predictable writing blocks. So, here is what different writers have shared with me about how to spend more time loving rather than hating writing.