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Getting into U.S. Colleges and Universities

Getting Into U.S. Colleges and Universities Plus SAT Information Seminar

Interest in U.S. colleges and universities is increasing. Applying to U.S. schools is a long process which is unfamiliar to most Canadians. Furthermore, U.S. schools will require either the SAT or  the ACT.

“People don’t plan to fail – they fail to plan!”

Join us for a seminar designed to teach you to plan to be accepted to U.S. colleges. Whether you are academically inclined and are targeting the Ivy League schools or whether you are an athlete hoping to combine your athletics with an education, this is the seminar that you:

“Can afford to take,  but can’t afford to miss!”

When: Saturday May 7, 2011 – 5:00 p.m.  – 7:00 p.m.

Where: University of Toronto  Downtown

Registration Fee: $10 payable either at the door or in advance

Registration – Required! Please email: satreasoningprep at gmail dot com or register through EventBrite. Make  sure that you include  your: name, address, telephone number and tell us where you would like to apply.

How To Get Into The Top Colleges

Bonus: Attendees will receive a free copy of Richard Montauk’s “How To Get Into The Top Colleges”

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Join us for our Toronto SAT Preparation Course – May 15, 21, 22

New SAT a Boon for Test-Prep Business

Expensive Coaching Debated as Students Prepare for Revised Exam

By Michael Dobbs

Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, March 7, 2005; Page A01

Ting Luo, a junior at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, had been doing poorly on the new essay question of the SAT. But his practice score shot up after he took a $900 test-preparation course and received some age-old advice on how to outfox the examiners:

“Write larger.”

Read the complete article about SAT Preparation by clicking here.

SAT in the news – Scores Fall as Gap Widens

The Wall Street Journal

SAT Scores Fall as Gap Widens; Asians Gain

By JOHN HECHINGER

Check out the comments on this article.

High-school students’ performance last year on the SAT college-entrance exam fell slightly, and the score gap generally widened between lower-performing minority groups and white and Asian-American students, raising questions about the effectiveness of national education reform efforts. Continue reading →

SAT coaching found to boost scores barely

The Wall Street Journal

SAT Coaching Found to Boost Scores — Barely

Study Results Run Counter to Test-Prep Course Claims; How Colleges Fuel Industry

May 20, 2009

Check out the comments on this article including:

“Agreed – a lot of the courses are not great – but the right one-on-one SAT tutor (who makes the kids work) is worth his/her weight in gold. I believe college administrators are saying the politically correct thing. It was obvious to me (twice) that their is an advantage to students who can afford good SAT prep. Best money I spent – would do it again.”

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