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author: kim lifton

kim lifton
kim lifton is president of wow writing workshop, a leading expert on the college application essay. kim is a former journalist who has made it her mission to know everything about college admissions. she speaks with senior admissions officers from the nation’s most selective colleges almost every day. wow works directly with students, and trains school counselors, english teachers and independent educational consultants who want to improve their essay-coaching skills.

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    trying to figure out which sat subject test to take? you may want to consider which tests are easiest and which are the most challenging. after all, you want to perform well on the tests so that admissions advisors will see the highest scores. however, colleges also want to see that you’re challenging yourself, so…

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    the new sat math test (with its no calculator section) requires you to flex your mental math muscles. here’s a better way to multiply numbers in your head.