Preparing for a Major Test: Things to Consider
When you face a major standardized test, the sort of test that could determine whether you get in to a good high school, college, or graduate school, or obtain professional certification, you need all the help you can get.
Of course, you are going to have to invest personal effort and energy, but assistance exists to help make sure that your time is well spent. Some resources are free, but some of them cost money. Most can be accessed online, but not all.
The grand-daddy of all test prep resources is the ubiquitous and huge Stanley Kaplan organization; now both a bricks and mortar as well as online operation.
Kaplan addresses admissions tests for high school, college, and graduate school, as well as professional licensure preparation in medicine, nursing, allied medical, law, the TOEFL, and real estate IT certification.
Interestingly, their teachers do not necessarily have specific teaching experience. However, they require exceptionally high test scores on a major test, proving that they ‘get’ standardized testing, if only intuitively. They also demonstrate, through an audition lecture, that they can keep a class engaged even with killingly boring material. All successful applicants receive proprietary training.
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Web Review: IWillStudy.com
It is often the case that not all students graduate with equal technology skills. This can be the result of inadequate equipment and instruction in school due to a lack of funds or foresight on the part of school administration. It can also result from kids paying little attention to such instruction because it does not seem fun or relevant (although we all know that young people pick up on technology for games or chatting with lightning speed).
Then, unfortunately, when these same young people need to demonstrate their technical skills, they have little to show in terms of competence. This is deadly to career prospects in a world where virtually every job, from warehouse worker to brain surgeon, involves interacting with IT. Read more
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Saving Money In College: You Don’t Need that Thing Edition, PART 3
Still having trouble with saving money in college after the 2 great articles, that we have already posted? Then check out the last article in this series and, maybe this time, you’ll get it right:)
With college costing so much, a student needs to take a hard look their expenses and pare away the excesses. The money thus saved can be crucial later. In earlier articles, we discussed doing without a car, and saving on one’s appearance. The following are some thoughts on more places to save.
While a computer is almost always a necessity for a student these days, the kind of computer is a matter of discretion. The recommendation here is for a great deal of RAM, and scrimping on everything else. Unless you are in a graphic arts program or music course, forgo the super video high definition and massive sound speakers.
What academic users need is to be able to have open programs use is a combination software to display documents in .pdf format, plus word processing, plus email, plus an Internet browser, at least. The college may have a program for selling computers at a discount, and there may a second hand computer store near the campus.
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Happy Holidays!
It has been a truly amazing year for our community! In this joyous holiday season, we want to wish you all the best for the next year!
Our wish is for you to reach new and higher educational milestones. Personal development is nearly impossible without a good education, so with every book you master, every class you complete, and every test or certification you pass, you become a more competent, confident person.
We want to wish you the strength to leap all of these hurdles with ease. We hope you remember that if you need any educational advice, or suggestions for managing the day-to-day challenges of college life, we are there with insightful blog posts! However, if things get desperate, you know that you can always turn to our services.
We’re planning some great new projects and initiatives for 2012, and we hope that you’ll find them to be useful. Our main goal is always to help you achieve great things in your education and, eventually, in your career. We wouldn’t be here without you guys and that’s why we are truly grateful, because you allow us to offer the help that you need (and communicate to us that you need)!
As you know, we have launched a new series of articles on a variety of subjects that are less focused on writing and researching, but more applicable to the rest of a student’s existence. We realize that college is much more than just classes, tests, and papers.
We are hoping that these articles have helped you to adjust to, and thrive in, every aspect of college life. We pledge to continue to support your success in all things collegiate in the New Year, with insightful articles on whatever topics will assist you most.
We wish you health, because a student’s lifestyle can be less than ideal! We wish you closeness with your family, because as you leave for college, these special and so-precious bonds are so easily broken! We wish you peace, because we all need it.
Happy Holidays!
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Saving Money In College: You Don’t Need that Thing Edition, PART 2
College is hideously expensive today, and the extra costs mount up swiftly. Lab fees, gym fees, books, equipment for science lab courses, parking fees, and heaven knows what else all add to the truly unbelievable cost of a degree.
Students need to be comfortable, safe, well-shod, properly clothed, and decently fed, but there are many areas where savings can be realized in the four years of a college career. We addressed one of the most profligate sources of expense in an earlier article, that money hemorrhaging item known as the car. Let us see where we can save some other funds for the future.
A student needs a really good haircut at the beginning of the semester. This is crucial for several reasons. Yes, this article is about saving money, but saving also means investing in what will pay off in the future.
First, this is your introduction to the other students. They will form an instantaneous impression of you that will remain with them for, literally, years. Those first days of college are a formative moment in most people’s lives.
You are physically AT a college for a reason; to have a complete experience that includes social interaction with others. If you were not interested in that aspect of college, you would be attending one of the many fine online institutions and wearing your jammies and slippers and bed-head. At a residential or commuter college, you will be on display for two to four years and you want to make a good initial impression.
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