http://testpreptexas.com Dallas Area SAT, PSAT, ACT Tutor Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:20:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The following is quoted directly from the College Board's website. Below are essay prompts from the most recent SAT administration in December 2011. Prompt 1 Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. The pressures to conform in a modern free society are not as drastic as ... http://testpreptexas.com/2011/12/december-2011-sat-essay-prompts-from-your-dallas-sat-tutor/ The following is taken directly from the College Board website. Prompt 1 Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. "Discipline" is a negative word for many people because it is associated with rigorous training, strict rules, and strong self-control. But we fail to ... http://testpreptexas.com/2011/11/real-sat-essays-from-october-2011-from-your-dallas-sat-tutor/ The following is quoted directly from the College Board's website: Below are essay prompts from the most recent SAT administration in June 2011. Prompt 1 Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. People assume that every accomplishment—each step in what we call progress—will lead to the solution ... http://testpreptexas.com/2011/07/june-2011-sat-essay-prmpts-from-your-dallas-sat-tutor/ These are quoted from the College Board's website: Prompt 1 Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. Again and again we hear the complaint that we have no heroes anymore. Heroes—people who should be admired for their great courage or noble achievements—are no ... http://testpreptexas.com/2011/01/real-sat-essay-prompts-dec-2010-from-your-dallas-sat-tutor/ Hello, everyone, The following are prompts from the June 2010 SAT. You can find them at the College Board's website. I'm quoting them directly. Prompt 1 Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. Common sense tells us that people tend to get along better with those ... http://testpreptexas.com/2010/09/real-sat-prompts-from-your-dallas-sat-tutor/ The College Board has released the March 2010 essay prompts. The text below is quoted directly from the College Board site. From the College Board: Prompt 1 Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. Many powerful leaders throughout history have considered themselves above the law and acted ... http://testpreptexas.com/2010/04/sat-essay-prompts-march-2010-from-your-dallas-sat-tutor/ Want a quick way to get data on tuition and fees? Search the Chronicle of Higher Education's database. http://testpreptexas.com/2010/04/comparing-college-tuition-and-fees/ I've been reading The Choice (the NYTimes blog about college admission) closely this week. They've run a seven part series answering parents' questions about paying for school. I learned a lot and thought the series was pretty valuable overall. It's not like sitting down with a financial planner, but it ... http://testpreptexas.com/2010/01/paying-for-college-from-your-dallas-sat-tutor/ These are taken directly from the College Board's website; they are actual prompts from the December 2009 test. Prompt 1 Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. Thanks to the Internet, the word "friendship" now has a much broader meaning. No longer are the bonds of ... http://testpreptexas.com/2010/01/more-sat-essay-prompts-from-your-dallas-sat-tutor/ A student applying to the University of Chicago wrote  a psuedo-love letter as his college essay. The dean, with the student's permission, sent it out to applicants as a way to 'lighten the mood.' Controversy ensued. I heard about it on the Choice, the NYTimes blog about college admissions. I haven't ... http://testpreptexas.com/2010/01/read-the-controversial-college-essay-yet/