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Oneofthecountry'stoptest-prepconsultantspresentsherinnovativecorestrategiesforoptimalresultsontheSAT.OutsmartingtheSATisthenextbestthingtohavingaprivatesessionwithElizabethKing,oneofthecountry'stopSATcoaches.TrainedbyoneoftheCollegeBoard'soriginalSATprepmaterialauthors,ElizabethtakestheSATannually,consistentlyachievinganaggregatescoreinthe99thpercentile.King'stried-and-trueinnovativestrategiesareproventohelphighschoolersboosttheirSATscoreshigherthantheythoughtpossible.Designedforstudentsofalllevels—fromthosewhosimplyneedtobrushuponsentencecompletionskillstodirecaseswhoneedacrashcourseonalgebraicfunctionsoraschoolyear'sworthofgeometry—King'sdown-to-earthcoachingapproachtacklestestmaterialinconcise,easy-to-followlessonsthatprepareanystudenttomastertheSAT.Featuringabroadrangeofpracticeproblemsandhandwritten,clearsolutionexplanations,OutsmartingtheSATteachesstudentseverythingtheyneedtoknowtodotheirbestonthetest.SAT®isaregisteredtrademarkoftheCollegeEntranceExaminationBoard,whichneithersponsorsnorendorsesthisproduct.“Elizabeth'spersonalityjumpsrightoffthepageasshehelpsstudentsscoreatthetopoftheirpotential.”—JudiRobinovitz,presidentofScoreattheTopLearningCentersandcontributortotheCollegeBoard'soriginalSATprepmaterial“ElizabethKingbrilliantlycoachesstudentstoraisetheirSATscores200to300points.Iamexcitedtouseherbookaspartofourtutoringcurriculumtoensurethebestresults.”—NikkiGeula,presidentofAreteEducationalConsulting,Inc.“Ijustwantedtothankyouforallofyourhelp;Igotmy[SAT]scoresback,andIgota2300!”—Anonymousstudent,classof2008,
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ELIZABETHKINGisaprivateSATcoachwhoalsoteachesinconjunctionwithseveralofNewYorkCity'smostexclusivecollegeadmissionsadvisingfirms—mostrecentlyAreteEducationalConsulting.TrainedbyoneoftheCollegeBoard'soriginalSATprepmaterialauthors,KingtakestheSATannuallyandhasanaggregatescoreinthe99thpercentile,includingan800ontherecentlyaddedwritingsection.ShelivesinNewYorkCity.THEAUTHORSCOOPReadanygoodbookslately?IactuallyjustreadZenandtheArtofMotorcycleMaintenanceandreallyenjoyedit.Doyoueatyourvegetables?Blanched,yes.Thisisarecentdevelopment.Haveyouevermetafamousperson?Sure.Itutortheirkidsonoccasion.ButtheiridentitiesareTopSecret.Favoritechildhoodbook?AChild’sChristmasinWales,DylanThomasWhatwasyourfirstjob?Iworkedatacashierattheneighborhoodindependentlyowneddrugstore.ThiswouldhavebeenfineexceptIhadahabitofreadingeverythingtheyhadforsale.Turnsoutkeepingmynoseinthebooksmeantalotoffolksgotafivefingerdiscount!,,