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ePrep Video provides expert advice for SAT test prep and college planning in the form of video prepcasts. Step by step instruction, articles and blog posts will help you maximize your SAT score and deliver expert insights and strategies for financial aid and college admissions.
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New SAT Score Reporting Policy
Fri, Jun 27, 2008
The College Board is becoming more student-friendly. Read on to find out what's changing.
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The June 7 SAT Test
Thu, Jun 05, 2008
It's game-time! To all our ePrep students taking the June 7 SAT, be confident that you are more than prepared.
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Free Webinar: May 3 SAT Last Minute Prep
Mon, Apr 28, 2008
What should you do right before this Saturday's SAT test (May 3rd)? Please join ePrep this Thursday at 8PM EST (5PM PST) for this FREE online webinar. Click here to register now.
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ePrep on Tour - Southern California
Tue, Apr 15, 2008
Join us at Dana Hills High School in Southern California this Saturday, April 19 from 9AM-2PM as ePrep joins other presenters in a College Planning Forum.
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The SAT Essay: What Not To Do . . . Unless You “Want” a Zero
Author: dave@dldean.com
Thu, Oct 18, 2007
To avoid a dreaded zero, be sure to avoid three specific mistakes when writing your SATessay. In this video, I discuss the three ways to secure a zero.
Oh yeah, in this video I also discuss the characteristics of essays that received the “perfect” score of six.
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SAT Essay Rubric - Grammar and Word Usage
Author: dave@dldean.com
Mon, Oct 01, 2007
Read up on the 5 categories of rules the essay readers/graders use when scoring your essay! Knowing *how* you are scored will help you write a winning essay. Read more >>
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SAT Essay Rubric - Sentence Structure
Author: dave@dldean.com
Thu, Sep 27, 2007
Read up on the 5 categories of rules the essay readers/graders use when scoring your essay! Knowing *how* you are scored will help you write a winning essay.
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SAT Essay Rubric - Use of Language
Author: dave@dldean.com
Wed, Sep 19, 2007
This entry is the third of 5 video posts dedicated to explaining the 5 different categories of the SAT essay grading rubric - or scoring guide. In this entry you’ll find out how essay graders view your choice of vocabulary words.
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SAT Essay Rubric - Organization
Author: dave@dldean.com
Mon, Sep 17, 2007
This entry is the second of 5 video posts dedicated to explaining the 5 different categories of the SAT essay grading rubric - or scoring guide. Find out how “they” determine your final essay score!
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SAT Essay Rubric - Development of Position
Author: dave@dldean.com
Fri, Sep 14, 2007
This entry is the first of 5 video posts dedicated to explaining the 5 different categories in the SAT essay grading rubric - or scoring guide. Find out how “they” determine your final essay score!
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Q & A with Don and Seamus: Financial Aid for International Students?
Author: dave@dldean.com
Sat, Aug 11, 2007
We continue our question and answer session with expert Don Betterton with a question submitted by Masha:
Is financial aid available for international students?
Tags: college finacial aid, finacial aid, International students, sat prep
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Q & A with Don and Seamus: Are You Penalized for Asking for Financial Aid?
Author: dave@dldean.com
Fri, Aug 10, 2007
We continue our question and answer session with expert Don Betterton with a question submitted by Luke:
Let’s say you indicate, on your application, that you will be applying for financial aid. Will this affect your chances of being admitted? I was just wondering.
Tags: financial aid, college admissions, college planning
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Q & A with Don and Seamus: Does Freshman Year Matter?
Author: dave@dldean.com
Sun, Aug 05, 2007
We continue our question and answer session with expert Don Betterton with a question submitted by Gary:
Does grade 9 in high school matter at all? I heard from a couple friends in Princeton that American universities don’t take grade 9 into consideration when you are applying to them. Is this true?
Tags: College admissions, college [...]
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Q & A with Don and Seamus: Improving High School Grades.
Author: dave@dldean.com
Sun, Aug 05, 2007
We continue our question and answer session with expert Don Betterton with question submitted by Dan:
I have just completed my sophomore year in high school and this year I have gotten much better grades than my freshman year. I went from a C+ average in 9th grade to a B+ or A- in 10th [...]
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Q & A with Don and Seamus: How Bad Does a “C” Hurt?
Author: dave@dldean.com
Thu, Aug 02, 2007
We continue our question and answer session with expert Don Betterton with a second question submitted by Lisa
Question (2) My son got a C first semester in AP calculus (taken in 10th grade). This was his first year of high school (we start in 10th) and it was a bit of an adjustmen taking [...]
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Q & A with Don and Seamus: Weighted GPAs
Author: dave@dldean.com
Wed, Aug 01, 2007
We continue our question and answer session with expert Don Betterton with a question submitted by Lisa:
Question (1) My son’s school does not weight their GPA’s, but it does give a class rank. Therefore, kids who take a lot of AP and honor’s classes may rank lower than they would at many other schools [...]
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Q & A with Don and Seamus: How to Equate Grades?
Author: dave@dldean.com
Mon, Jul 30, 2007
We begin our question and answer sessions with Don Betterton and Seamus Malin today with a question submitted by Tucker:
Is it better to get an A in a regularÂť class or a B minus in an Advanced Placement or honors class? I’d like to take Honors Physics next year, but I’m afraid it might
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I See Patterns in SAT Test Answers
Author: dave@dldean.com
Wed, Jul 11, 2007
Students often get into trouble when they begin to spot patterns in their SAT answer choices (e.g. A-A-A-D-D-D) and allow those patterns to impact their subsequent answers. Reacting to patterns on the SAT is pure folly.
Here’s a little math problem you would do well remembering when going into the SAT test. Assume [...]
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Work Study Programs; Financial Aid Admissions Penalty?
Author: dave@dldean.com
Tue, May 08, 2007
We continue our sit-down with Don Betterton to discuss financial aid issues for high juniors and their parents. In today’s post, Don discusses college work study programs and how they fit into your financial aid package. Additionally, we explore the question of whether indicating you will or “might” need financial aid negatively affects your [...]
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College Financial Aid Award Letters
Author: dave@dldean.com
Mon, Apr 30, 2007
We pick up on our financial aid discussion for junior year and discuss the steps required to ultimately get your financial aid award letter. When and how should you estimate what your family is expected to pay for college? Do all colleges require the same financial aid forms? When will you receive [...]
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College and Financial Aid: Junior Year High School Checklist
Author: dave@dldean.com
Fri, Apr 27, 2007
As a junior in high school (or parent of a junior), what should you do to begin analyzing how to pay for college? What college financial aid process should you follow if you’re just now getting started? Earlier in our talks with Don Betteron, director of financial aid at Princeton University for thirty [...]
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The Consistency of Your College Application
Author: dave@dldean.com
Fri, Apr 13, 2007
In our continued series with Seamus Malin, a former Harvard admissions officer and administrator, we focus on the various elements of the college application and the importance to ensure consistency throughout. How does an admissions officer create a composite picture of a student through their essay, letters of recommendation, and alumni interview? [...]
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Extracurricular Activies in High School and College Admissions
Author: dave@dldean.com
Mon, Apr 02, 2007
One of the great attributes of our American university system is the inclusion of extracurricular activities within context of the educational process.The “well-educated” person is also a “well-rounded person”, both academically and non-academically. However, it’s not about fattening your application resume. Less is more. Elite colleges are not only looking for well-rounded [...]
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Apples and Oranges: Comparing Grades from Different High Schools
Author: dave@dldean.com
Thu, Mar 22, 2007
Are all high school class grades created equal? One would certainly hope not. Is an “A” from an average high school better than a “B” or “C” from an academically more rigorous high school? How do college admission officers see through the grades and draw a comparison based on all the [...]
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College Prep: Freshman Year in High School
Author: dave@dldean.com
Mon, Mar 19, 2007
Picture the situation - You’re a freshman in high school, fresh out of grade school and now surrounded with all sorts of new academic and social challenges. What, if anything, should you be doing freshman year to prepare yourself for college admissions? How important are freshman year grades with respect to your [...]
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Bring Your Passion to College Admissions
Author: dave@dldean.com
Wed, Mar 07, 2007
What’s your GPA? Did you take AP level courses? How did you score on your SAT? Where do you rank in your graduating class? Is your high school competitive? What about activities? Honor Society? Tell me when to stop, because I could go on all day. [...]
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SAT Vocabulary: Greasy, Grimy Gopher Guts
Author: dave@dldean.com
Wed, Feb 21, 2007
We all remember that classic scene in the movie Caddyshack when Carl, the Bushwood greenskeeper, plots the demise of the gopher while humming “Great Green Gobs of Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts”. Based on this quote, or any number of the cleaning product commercials on TV, you might think you understand the definition of [...]
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Junior Year SAT Test
Author: dave@dldean.com
Mon, Feb 19, 2007
Coming up in March, many high school juniors will take on the SAT test for the first time. Despite all your best efforts to prepare for the SAT test, chances are you will not “crush” the test and reach your highest potential score. Why? In this prepcast, I discuss why junior [...]
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Real SAT Stories: Second Guessing on the SAT
Author: dave@dldean.com
Fri, Feb 09, 2007
Preparing for the SAT requires practice and practice tests should always be completed under “simulated” conditions. It’s not enough to merely master the subject material given the number of extraneous variables at work on test day. In previous posts on ePrep, I’ve discussed the need to simulate the test environment by [...]
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The Post Graduate Year
Author: dave@dldean.com
Sat, Feb 03, 2007
Increasingly, seniors in high school consider taking a post-graduate year, or “PG” year, prior to enrolling in college. This means that after graduating from high school, they enroll in another secondary school — typically a “prep” or “private” high school — in order to study one more year before becoming college freshman. [...]
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Real SAT Stories: PSAT to SAT Scores Are Not Preordained
Author: dave@dldean.com
Thu, Feb 01, 2007
When students first take the PSAT and get their scores back, they also get a projected range of how they will likely score when they take the SAT. Let me state very clearly that you should never limit yourself to what the “experts” predict for you. The PSAT and SAT employ [...]
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Real SAT Test Stories: Living up to Your Potential
Author: dave@dldean.com
Sat, Jan 27, 2007
On game day, athletes often struggle to perform as well as they do in practice. Similarly, students who have prepared well for the SAT or ACT often struggle to maximize their potential on test day. This was the situation in which one of my students found herself during the fall of senior [...]
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SAT Also Stands for “Student-Athlete Test”
Author: dave@dldean.com
Mon, Jan 22, 2007
Those student-athletes who have an opportunity to play at the collegiate level should pay close attention to the SAT (and the ACT test, for that matter). First, let me congratulate you for your success in your sport. Next, let me urge you to pay attention to your GPA and test scores. [...]
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News: Getting into College and College Expectations
Wed, Jan 17, 2007
In the daily news roundup, I thought the following two articles might be of interest:
Inside Higher Ed reports on a new website that shows students “how to apply for financial aid, where to find information on colleges and when to begin soliciting help from teachers. It explains concepts such as sticker price and gives [...]
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When to Guess on the SAT Writing Section
Author: dave@dldean.com
Fri, Jan 05, 2007
We’ve covered guessing on the SAT Math questions and Critical Reading sections. Now it’s time to discuss the dreaded SAT Writing section, particularly the multiple choice questions (you had better not “guess” on the essay)
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When to Guess on the SAT Critical Reading Section
Author: dave@dldean.com
Tue, Jan 02, 2007
I’d like to briefly share my thoughts with you on guessing in the critical reading section. The critical reading section has two different parts: The first part is sentence completion; there are blanks in the sentence and you need to fill it in with the answer choice. Each answer choice will have [...]
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When to Guess on the SAT Math Section
Author: dave@dldean.com
Fri, Dec 29, 2006
I would like to briefly share my thoughts with you on guessing on the SAT math problems and geting you prepared for the SAT math prep. There are a lot of experts out there who say that if you can eliminate at least one wrong answer it is to your advantage to guess. [...]
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Habeus Answer, or Show Yourself the Answer!
Author: dave@dldean.com
Sun, Dec 03, 2006
Do you remember the scene in Star Wars where Luke Skywalker is trying to “feel the Force” by blindfolding himself while practicing with his lightsaber? Unfortunately, that trick doesn’t work on the SAT test, particularly on the SAT math questions. You cannot trust your brain to work through problems. Rather, you [...]
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Thank Goodness the SAT is a Hard Test
Author: dave@dldean.com
Fri, Dec 01, 2006
I’m sure most high school students would take issue with this prepcast title. A quick read through many MySpace user blogs usually have the words “SAT test” paired with certain superlatives that I’ll refrain from mentioning here! Why do I think you should be happy the SAT test is so hard? [...]
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There Is No Royal Road to Knowledge
Author: dave@dldean.com
Fri, Dec 01, 2006
Contrary to the influx of criticism claiming the SAT test favors the wealthy (who are more likely to affort test prep services), I strongly believe there is no royal road to knowledge, and the SAT test is no exception. Sure, on average, test prep services such as SAT tutoring
and SAT test [...]
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SAT Prep Tip - You Are Competing With Yourself
Author: dave@dldean.com
Tue, Nov 28, 2006
In this prepcast, I will share my thoughts on competition and achieving a maximum SAT test score. In short, you need to focus on yourself and what you can do; not others and what they are capable of doing.
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Parents: Understand the PSAT Test and SAT Test Cycle
Author: dave@dldean.com
Fri, Nov 24, 2006
Parents usually ask: When should my child take the PSAT? Should they study for the PSAT? When should they take the SAT? What are good SAT scores? How many times should they take the SAT? The answers to those questions in general is what I call the SAT Cycle. [...]
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