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Janet Rapelye, Dean of Admission at Princeton, which dropped the three-test requirement last year, cites an additional reason: accessibility. Studies have shown that students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to take three subject tests, and by dropping the number of required subject tests the barriers to applying to colleges is lowered.
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February 15, 2011 When youre preparing for a big exam like the TOEFL, you need to focus on studying efficiently packing in the most amount of studying in the shortest amount of time. Using verbal summaries (that is, summarizing an article out loud) tests and improves your reading, comprehension, and speaking skills all at once. Talk about a time saver! Here is how you can work verbal summaries into your study routine. 1. Read a short newspaper article, jotting down major points and any new vocabulary words. 2. Put the article aside if you have a study partner, even better; give it to them. 3. Using the points youve made, summarize the article, either to your study partner, outlod to yourself, or consider using a recording device. 4. Go back to your original article; did you cover all the main points? Is there something you could have left out? If necessary, make an edit and try again.
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The Quantitative section will include more data analysis. It will also introduce Numeric Entry questions, where test takers must provide an answer without having a selection of choices from which to choose. An on-screen calculator will be available for test takers, which will likely mean more complex math problems. The new Verbal section wont include antonym and analogy questions, but, in addition to vocabulary, will include in-context questions that test reasoning skills. The new GRE will also contain a new strengthen/weaken reading comprehension question type, similar to those on the GMAT the primary admissions exam for business schools. The new GRE will be adaptive at the section level: the better a test taker performs in one section, the more difficult the next section will be. This new format will also allow test takers to skip questions within a section and come back to them, a function not available on the current test.
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Irritating Idioms
December 14, 2010 When studying for the Identifying Sentence Error questions of the SAT you are bound to come across these confusing little words. Idioms are grammatical constructions that signal a word of phrase is meant to be taken figuratively, and not literally. Since most people have used idioms since birth, we rarely think about the grammatical rules that apply to them and that is what makes idioms so tricky! While it would be fantastic to offer you a magical dealing with idioms tip, but that simply isnt possible. Idioms just have to be learnt through study and practice. Here are some suggestions to make your studying easier. 1. Learn which other grammatical errors are tested on the SAT. This will help via process of elimination; if you can tell the underlined phrase is free from all other grammatical errors, you ll know this is an idiom problem. 2. Memorize idioms that are frequently tested. Not sure what those are? Check out this list. 3. Recognize and correct what you may have learnt wrong. If one of the idioms on the list sounds awkward, its because youve likely being saying in wrong your entire life. To correct your bad behaviour, write out the correct phrase and repeat it aloud 5 times. Next, try to use that idiom (correctly) once a day for the next week.
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grammatically perfect will score you more points than imaginative, yet error filled essays. 4. Dont ask questions. The point of an essay is to firmly argue a position. At no point should you be asking the reader questions you must answer them all! 5. Pay attention to format. Remember to properly space and indent your writing so that the markers will not have to strain or struggle to read it. Your writing technique may be flawless, but if its difficult to read you will lose marks. Think you know what it takes to ace the TOEFL writing task? Test yourself to find out!
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8. Consider all the possibilities for unknowns. Unless the centered information restricts their value, consider positive and negative values, as well as fractions and the numbers zero (0) and 1. Comparisons often depend on which sort of number is used so in these cases, you should strongly consider the relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Time for you put these tips to the test.
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The GMAT Quantitative section includes between two and four data interpretation questions which will always include a graph, chart, or data table. If you arent keen on data, and numbers to start with, this section can be very intimidating, so this week weve put together some cheats that can boost your performance in this section; no numbers required. 1. Read all questions carefully, and take care not to mix percentages with raw numbers. 2. Whenever the question speaks of an approximation you can round off the numbers for faster calculations. 3. Read the data artifacts first, take a moment to consider what youre seeing and then read the problem. This can help you solve the problem faster. 4. Do not rush. The majority of mistakes are not made from calculation mistakes, but from using the wrong data. Be sure of what the question is asking. Ready to put those tips to the test? Log into JumboTests now and see how you prepared you are.
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1. Colons easily identify this section. Colons in each word pairing as used as a substitute for the phrase a is to b as is to . Saying this phrase aloud can help trigger your memory. 2. Pick the strongest relationship. If you can narrow your options down to two answers, pick the option that is always true, or at least, most often true. 3. Relationships, not definitions are paramount. Unlike many of the other verbal sections, what the words mean is not as important as how they relate to each other. Always evaluate the answers on the proper criteria! 4. Correct answers will never reverse the relationship. While EYES:SIGHT is the same type of relationship as HEARING:EARS, the order of the relationship has been reversed, so we know it is an incorrect answer. 5. Memorize types of relationships. If you can memorize the types of relationships you can save a great deal of time by quickly identifying which answers will be most appropriate. Types of relationships include: synonym/antonym; part/whole; cause/effect; degree/intensity; purpose/function; type/kind.
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are self-financing, says DeKrey. Its not just that the company wont pay half of my people who are self- financed are doing so through choice. Read the complete Top Ten List
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October 19, 2010 Studying for any exam can be a frustrating process and the TOEFL is no exception, so why not sneak in a few study cheats? Below are 5 tips to help you build your vocabulary in fun ways, and make studying feel less like work! 1. Study without thinking about it. Highlight or circle the words you have already learned in the dictionary you use. By doing this your mind will automatically review the word each time you see it while looking up new words. 2. Write a letter. Practice your newly learned words as soon as possible by sending a letter or email. This will help you solidify your knowledge of the word while keeping in touch with your friends and loved one. 3. Stop wasting time. Make sure youre learning vocabulary that is used in an academic setting. This means that watching the latest Friends episode may not be the best place to learn new words try an online lecture instead. 4. Eavesdrop. Whenever you hear an unknown word being spoken, record it so you can look it up yourself. Even better, ask the speaker what the word means! Usually people are happy to share their knowledge when asked by someone who genuinely wants to learn. 5. Take advantage of Social Networking. Use the internet to connect with other TOEFL takers; you can share newly learned words, provide encouragement to each other, and practice your vocabulary via online chats and instant messaging.
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answer that fits with the themes, but was not mentioned in the reading passage. Dont let a frazzled memory bring your score downcheck your work. Are you ready to test out these tips? Take this Reading Comprehension Test now.
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If youre writing the SAT this Saturday youre sure to be well aware that the clock is ticking! Hopefully youve been preparing all along and are feeling confident (if not, click here!), so this week were not focusing on studying, but instead bringing you some test day tips you may not have considered. 1. Change your study style. Alright, technically, this is a few-days-before-test day tip, but its important. Switch you review style to be broader, reading over study notes and practice essays instead of creating them try to find any weak spots you still have and focus on them. 2. Prepare your pencil case the night before. Make sure to include lots of no 2 pencils, erasers, and put fresh batteries into your calculator. 3. Set a back up alarm. This is not the day you want to oversleep nor is it the night you want to lay awake worrying about whether or not your alarm will wake you up in time. Set two alarms (bonus points if one is someone who will already be awake) and play it safe. 4. Get up early to give your brain time to adjust. Were not saying you need to be up for sunrise yoga, but be sure to rise early enough that your mind has at least and hour of waking up time so that when you get to the test centre, youre fully alert. 5. Breath deep. Now is not the time to psych yourself out. Stay as calm as possible, pace yourself, and dont lose points for little mistakes like filling in the bubble wrong. Good luck!
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4. Compare what you have written to the original passage. Did you use your own words? Did you use different sentence structure? Most importantly, did you keep the original idea the same? If the answer to those questions is yes congratulations, youve paraphrased! If not, head back to Step one (with a new passage) and try again.
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