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The Insider's Guide to the Colleges,
2010 (Yale Daily News)
- The only college guide written by students for students. Cuts through the hype
and reveals what's really happening at 330 top U.S. and Canadian
colleges. Now in its 36th edition, this invaluable reference includes
statistics for every school (from SAT score to male/female ratio), a
college quiz to help you zero in on your perfect
academic match, and unique "FYI" sections with candid
observations and advice. |
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How to Get Into the Top
Colleges
- Presents in detail what it takes to get into America's 40 leading
colleges and 3 premier service academies. Extensive examples of
recommendations, essays and interviews. Advice on how to prepare
credentials
for effective self-marketing. Case studies of typical
applicants-- with feedback from actual admissions directors-- pinpoint
common weaknesses and ways to improve them. |
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The Yale Daily News Guide to Succeeding in College - Written from a
student perspective, this definitive guide combines academic tips from
top students around the country with insightful commentary on the
other ingredients of a successful college experience. Tactics
for academic success-- from writing papers to working with
professors. Handling the social
scene. Incorporating extracurricular activities into your
college life. Plus, the minority experience on campus, roommate
etiquette, campus safety, and more. |
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SAT and PSAT workbooks |
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The Official SAT Study
Guide (College Board)
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The only SAT prep manual with test questions created by the test makers
themselves. Features 10 complete practice tests as well as score
enhancing tips and strategies. |
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Kaplan SAT Critical Reading Workbook
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Tailored to sharpen your accuracy and speed. 2 complete critical
reading tests with detailed answer explanations. Tactics for
efficiently solving the new Short Reading Comprehension questions.
In-depth sections on Sentence Completion and avoiding common
vocabulary mistakes. |
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Kaplan SAT Math Workbook
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All the materials you
need to score higher, with no long-winded lessons. Includes 2
realistic math tests with detailed answer explanations and 18 practice
sets. Plus 7 strategies for building speed and accuracy, concrete methods
for avoiding math errors, and in-depth coverage of multiple-choice
questions. |
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Kaplan SAT Writing Workbook
- Here's the workbook
for perfecting your SAT writing
skills, especially if you don't have a lot of time to study. Contains
3 realistic writing tests with detailed answer explanations and hundreds
of practice questions, drills, and quizzes. Two entire chapters
devoted to writing high scoring essays. Plus complete coverage
of all multiple-choice sections: Usage, Sentence Correction, and
Paragraph Correction questions. |
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Cracking the PSAT/NMSQT, 2010
Edition (Princeton Review)
- Master the techniques you’ll need to score higher. Eliminate
answers that look right but are planted by the test makers to trick
you. Learn the most important PSAT vocabulary words, and nail
the toughest subjects: Analogies, Geometry, Algebra, and
Grammar. Includes 2 full-length PSAT practice exams with
questions just like the ones on the actual test. |
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| ABC of Getting the MBA Admissions Edge
- In-depth analysis of applying to specific business schools. Step-by-step
method for positioning your dossier. Extensive analysis of
classic essay questions and traps to avoid in the GMAT, interviews and
letters of recommendation. Comparisons of B-Schools with
up-to-date information on each, including curriculum, strengths and
weaknesses and teaching methods. This unique book is officially
supported and sponsored by McKinsey & Company, Goldman Sachs, Bain
& Company, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, AT Kearney, and Cap Gemini. |
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65 Successful Harvard Business School Application
Essays
- A successful essay is
critical for acceptance to business school. Your essay should
not just summarize your worthiness for admission, it should also show your
superior writing ability. This collection allows you to gauge
the quality that is expected and get a feel for the competition you
face. Each essay is dissected by the staff of the student
newspaper at Harvard Business School to demonstrate in detail why it
worked. |
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Kaplan GRE
2010
- Comprehensive review of all material on the exam, plus Kaplan's proven
test-taking strategies. This powerful combination helps you maximize
your score on the computer-adaptive GRE and gives you a competitive
edge for graduate school admissions. Hundreds of practice questions to
build your skills in the critical content areas. Two full-length GRE practice exams, complete with detailed explanations for every
answer. Product also includes email notification of any last
minute GRE format or content change. |
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Kaplan GMAT
2010
- Includes winning strategies for approaching the computerized
essay grader and succeeding on the Analytical Writing Assessment.
Also
features expanded GMAT Math Reference section. Plus
quizzes for Problem Solving, Critical Reasoning, Data Sufficiency,
Reading Comprehension, and Sentence Correction. Comes with two full-length
practice GMAT tests, complete with detailed score analysis. |
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Ace the GMAT
- High GMAT scores are needed to get into the top business schools, but how are
they achieved? This book distills the experiences of a veteran
test-prep instructor and MBA admissions coach. Unlike typical
GMAT test-prep manuals, it classifies problems into types or
"buckets". This enables you to see how one related
problem differs from another as well as how math and verbal principles
govern categories of similar problems. Students cite this method
as the only real way to build GMAT skills. Covers 60 topical
areas, with dozens of classic problems in Data Sufficiency, Problem
Solving and Critical Reasoning. Also includes three full-length
computer-adaptive exams on CD-ROM. |
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