Write in Active Voice—Avoid Passive Voice Answers
Which picture do you find more compelling? The player driving to the basket for a layup? Or a ball going through a basket? I assume that nearly everyone is more interested in the picture on the left...
View Article@adamrab720: #GRE Vocabulary does pay off
@adamrab702, this is a great piece of news that really needs to be shared with more people studying for the GRE. And other tests for that matter. So often students complain about the words on the GRE...
View ArticleIt’s Not All About You—Avoid First Person
Do you enjoy hearing people talk all about themselves? “Me this and me that. I went here. I’ve been there. I know what we should do. Look what I just bought. Well, I think that…” On and on and on they...
View ArticleTips for Success on the Reading Section
All standardized tests have reading passages and questions. Often these passages do not look like the ones that students regularly read. They tend to be a bit dense, at a higher reading level, about...
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