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Today we have a guest post from Jennifer Cohen, the President and Chief Word-Nerd at Word-Nerd.com SAT Vocabulary Prep.

The SAT can strike fear in the hearts of parents and students alike.  Knowing that one test can have a major affect on your future can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be a source of dread. With the right preparation, you can score well.  Here are a few general tips for getting on track with the SAT: 

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Today we have a guest post from Ryan Krug over at Mindfish.com. Ryan Krug, a Stanford grad who rocked the SAT when he applied to college, is the co-founder of Mindfish.com, a test prep site that offers expert advice, forums and an SAT Quest game to help students master the SAT and boost their chances for college admissions.

Although the standardized test process is fraught with challenges for many student and parents, it can be a smooth journey if approached in the right way. The following are several of the most common test prep blunders to avoid.

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The year-round cycle of college entrance exams is truly impressive. Just last week I learned that there are some schools which are now utilizing the SAT college entrance exam writing section as the gauge for freshman composition courses. I’m not referring to large publics. No. On this list were some very small private universities and colleges. Why are we being told that the writing section of the SAT or the ACT college entrance exam doesn’t matter when it so clearly does? What should the students focus on in order to gain their best admission opportunity when it comes to these college entrance exams? And how far should a student go to make the exam convey who they want to be, as opposed to just who they are?

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