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Preparing for College 

There is more to getting ready for college than just learning the school song and buying mascot-decorated T-shirts. College test preparation begins with the academic courses you choose in high school, and continues through those often-dreaded standardized tests. However, with the right preparation, you can conquer even the most daunting college tests. 

General Education Development

The General Education Development Test (GED) is administered to students who did not receive their high-school diploma and need to take an equivalency test. The GED consists of five tests.  In order to pass the test, a student must score higher than forty percent of graduating high-school seniors nationwide. In some areas, additional tests are also required. 

College-Level Tests

With the College-Level Examination Program^® (CLEP), a high-school student can earn college credits by taking CLEP courses and passing the CLEP exams. We will tell you how to sign up for the test, what the test sections are (and what they focus on), information on test preparation, and how to request, interpret, and send test scores. 

Graduate-Level Tests

GMAT…GRE…MCAT…LSAT… With all these acronyms, it is a little like alphabet soup. Whether you take these tests on paper or computer, you will want to know what each one covers, how to sign up, test preparation information, and how to request, interpret, and send test scores. 

TOEFL

What exactly is TOEFL^® - Test of English as a Foreign Language™? Find out how to sign up for this test, when the test is scheduled, what the test sections are (and what they focus on), information on test preparation, and how to request, interpret, and send test scores.

You will learn general test-taking tips, including how to pace yourself and how to approach different formats for test questions. You will also learn tips specifically geared toward standardized college tests. 

Test-Day Preparation

Discover strategies that will give you an edge on test day, beginning with what to do (and not do) the night before the big day. With our helpful checklists, you can focus on the test itself, and not on what you might forget to bring to the test site. Our test preparation secrets will put you in “the zone” on test day. 

Additional Test Preparation Resources

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