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author: debbie schwartz

debbie schwartz
debbie schwartz is the founder of road2college, a website with unbiased information on college admissions and financing. she likes to focus on helping families understand how to use data to better research and target colleges that are more affordable. debbie has an mba and worked in financial services before turning her attention to the college admissions process. besides college admissions and numbers, she’s a longtime yogini and loves tennis!

  • student post: jen’s experience with the sat

    today, we’re hearing about jen’s experience with the sat. she has some great tips on studying (and on life as well!). thanks, jen! 🙂  about me: hello! my name is giang but everyone calls me jen. i’m an exchange student from vietnam and now living with my host family in mccordsville, indiana. this cultural exchange program has…

  • act math challenge: average speed

    in a previous post, we took a look at two different types of “averages” you might see on the act math test, one of which was a fairly rare challenging concept known as “average speed. often found in complex word problems, this type of question is one many students are less familiar with so don’t…

  • how to teach the sat

    it’s funny, really. we ask a lot of our high-school teachers’ qualifications—graduate degrees, certifications, and thorough background knowledge on a subject, to name a few—but what hoops do sat teachers and tutors have to jump through? the primary qualification you’ll see most prep companies and tutors touting is high scores. there’s no certification, no minimum…