What you write and how it is written is based on who the audience is and what the objective of the writing sample is. A DVD instruction manual is written in a different style than a romance novel, which is nothing like an economics textbook. The guy setting up his DVD just wants to know how to complete each step as quickly as possible. The romance reader is looking to escape into a fantasy world.

You’ll write the college essay for just one audience: the college admissions committee member and all things being equal, purpose of your essay is to build a compelling reason as to why you should be chosen over tens and hundreds of other candidates.      Read more…

PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) is a standardized exam that opens doors for National Merit Scholarship programs.  It is offered once a year and most schools invite their sophomore and junior students to sit for this test.    For 2012, PSAT’s are offered on October 20th with some schools offering it on October 17^th.  Registration is through the school’s guidance office and for most the deadline to register is September 30^th.    Results are available in early December. Read more…

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High school students, it’s time to plan your back-to-school strategy and hit the ground running!!

Call Chyten to get you ahead with the school curriculum leaving you time on your schedule to balance educational    achievements with finding yourself through sports, drama, crew, tennis, etc. In addition to getting you an academic head start,  Chyten  can help you get the edge needed to prepare for the College applications, standardized tests like SAT, ACT, ISEE.

As parents begin to consider standardized testing options between SAT and ACT, there are many who also have to consider testing accommodations. I have seen cases where the decision to take/focus on one test over the other was solely based upon which testing entity granted what accommodation, if any.

There are different types of testing accommodations:

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