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If you live in the Bay Area, we will be happy to meet with you in person to discuss your SAT, ACT, or other test preparation plans.
If you live elsewhere, we can communicate via email, telephone, and/or Skype.
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Raymond Barglow
An application essay can help you gain admission to the college of your choice, provided that the essay is thoughtful and well written. Most colleges regard the essay as quite important in determining which academically qualified students they actually admit. Your grades in school and SAT or ACT test score will be essential too, of course. But a personal essay provides a more intimate and in-depth glimpse into who you are, and that can stand strongly in your favor. Here in California, for example, the UCs give a lot of weight to your responses to the four essay prompts.
This questionnaire will help you decide. And the decision is an important one, since some students will do better on the SAT, while others will do better on the ACT.
SAT/ACT preparation has been around for a long time. In 1946 Stanley Kaplan started tutoring students in New York to do better on the SAT. Kaplan's business prospered and eventually offered classes nationwide. ACT preparation has a long history too. The first ACT test was given in 1959.
