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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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    there are some gems buried in the scads of sat tips and tricks (like filling in the sentence completion blanks with your own word), but there are also some disasters waiting to happen. some test prep sites will tell you to do things that might totally screw up your sat. why would that happen? tips…

  • sat algebra: combination vs. substitution

    algebra is by far the most important part of sat math. isolating a variable is a step in many sat math problems, depending on whether or not you use elimination strategies. that’s as it should be; after all, you’ve been doing that in math class for the entirety of your high school career, and it’s…

  • common sat study mistakes

    have you cracked open a copy of college board’s official guide to the sat and tried answering a few legit sat questions? or have you done some practice with questions written by some of the other major test prep companies? if you haven’t done either, then go do that asap. the official guide is best…