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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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    get your scores up with our comprehensive three month sat study plan, containing week by week instructions for an sat study schedule you can stick to!

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    we’ve all been there: the teacher announces that your super-difficult test was (drumroll, please…) graded on a curve! and so, when students start studying for the sat, they often ask: is the sat curved? however, the sat is never graded on a curve—and this is actually good news for test-takers! what does it mean to…

  • one month act study schedule

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