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Testing
Testing is not a “one size fits all” proposition. Some students perform better on the SAT, some on the ACT. We can administer a diagnostic assessment to help a student find their best test. Similarly, students need to use the test preparation that is best for them, whether it is online, private tutoring, or classes. We help our students determine the type of test prep that is best for their learning style and which fits their schedule.
Register for the SAT
Register for the ACT
Free practice tests
Free online test prep
Self-directed online test prep
The National Center for Fair & Open Testing
From the Students’ Perspective
These websites rely on information provided by website visitors and/or bloggers. While there is a lot of useful information provided, please remember that these are the personal opinions of the contributors and not necessarily factual.
Books
College Guidebooks
Fiske Guide to Colleges by Edward Fiske
The Best 373 Colleges by Princeton Review
The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges by Yale Daily News Staff
Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges by Loren Pope
Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That’s Right for You, Revised Edition by Loren Pope
Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That Is Best for You by Jay Matthews
Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different by Donald Asher
100 Colleges Where Average Students Can Excel by Joe Anne Adler
Books for Parents
The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids by Alexandra Robbins
Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That Is Best for You by Jay Matthews
Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond by Marilee Jones
The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College by Jacques Steinberg
The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life by Laura Kastner and Jennifer Wyatt
Almost Grown: Launching Your Child from High School to College by Patricia Pasick
Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger
Parents’ Guide to College Life by Robin Raskin
When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parents’ Survival Guide by Carol Barkin
Money Matters
Dollars & Sense for College Students or How Not to Run Out of Money by Midterms by Ellen Braitman
Don’t Miss Out: The Ambitious Student’s Guide to Financial Aid by Anna & Robert Leider
How to Go to College Almost for Free by Ben Kaplan
On Writing
The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. & E.B. White
Athletics
The Student Athlete’s Handbook: The Complete Guide for Success by Perry Bromwell & Howard Gensler
A Parent’s and Student-Athlete’s Guide to Athletic Scholarships by Dion Wheeler
Learning Disabilities
The K & W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Disorder by Marybeth Kravets & Imy F. Wax
ADD and the College Student: A Guuide for High School and College Students with Attention Deficit Disorder by Patricia O. Quinn, M.D.
100 Things Every College Student With a Disability Ought to Know by Kendra D. Johnson
Survival Guide for College Students with ADD or LD by Kathleen G. Nadeau