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Toscars ~ Awards For The Best Tutors
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Tagged Dirk Wagner, Gold Apple, Gold Apple Award, Green Apple, Green Apple Award, ranking signals, Red Apple, Toscar
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5 The Worst Advice About Writing Article Critique
Check out this awesome article from our good friend Laura Buckler:
The review has a head, neck, body, and tail. The head is the title of the text. It should be bright, noticeable, and at the same time be related to the subject of the book. The neck is the lead, two or three dense introductory lines that set the tone and describe the topic of conversation. Body is the actual text of the review. The tail is the conclusions of the reviewer, his resume. Without a tail, the report has a lively and bulky look, do not hurt the poor!
Article critique is a review, analysis, and evaluation of the artistic (literary, theatrical, musical, cinematographic, etc.), scientific or popular science; a genre of literary criticism and journalism. More stringent requirements also apply to the form of a review. Unlike a report or essay, it is always written according to a particular plan. Continue reading
5 Tips for Writing an Essay You Cannot Afford to Miss
If you don’t have a lot of experience in essay writing, it can be hugely intimidating. A thousand words! Do you know how many letters that is? How am I ever supposed to put that many of them together into any kind of a cohesive story without spending a huge chunk on my life on it or running the risk of slitting my wrists?
You’ll be happy to know it’s entirely possible. Students around the world do so regularly and without any risk of suicide. To do so, they will often use a number of tricks that make the whole process a great deal easier. Let’s look at some of the best ones here. Continue reading
6 Key Study Tips for the MCAT
Studying for the MCAT is no easy feat and requires months of studying, at the minimum. Read accounts of any perfect scorer on the MCAT and you’ll discover that creating a solid study plan and dedicating a solid chunk of your day towards MCAT prep on a consistent basis is the key to yielding a high score. You may see articles online that can get you prepared for the MCAT in under a month, but be cautious about such bold claims. To do well on the MCAT, you must cover all the MCAT material before taking the test, and there is enough material on this marathon of a test to keep you busy studying for well over a three to four-week period.
I write about the MCAT as well as create study guides for standardized tests and I want to share with you some of the top study tips that I have come across for the MCAT. Read on if you want to know how to do well on the MCAT by utilizing the most proven and effective study methods available. Continue reading
California University Student Rescued by TutorZ
Student of the University of California at San Diego, Matthew Abbott, thanked TutorZ by exclaiming:
“You guys are really pulling me out of the frying pan!”
12 Tips and Tools for Students Who Want to Enhance Their Education
As an educator, I consistently hear and engage in conversations with students who want to progress their level of education beyond what they’re already performing at.
It’s safe to say that countless schools across the US, and the rest of the world, are full of bright pupils who are ready to shine brighter. Continue reading
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Tagged education, knowledge, tutor, tutoring, tutorz
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How to Write an Essay in a Foreign Language?
So, you thought it was going to be a breeze attending that foreign school, or doing that language course, or working in another country right up until you had to write that first essay? Yeah, I hear you. It’s tough to write in a language that is not your own. Nonetheless, it is far from impossible. There are plenty of authors who became famous for writing books in a language which was not their first.
Perhaps, one day you too can join that list! Whether that’s your goal or not, you’ll have to start somewhere and writing an essay is a good place to start. So how do you make sure that you can write a great essay in a foreign language? Continue reading
LSAT Logic Games – Sequencing Game Tutorial
Those aspiring for law school understand that studying logic games are crucial to landing a score that will get you into the law program of your choice.
Logic Games account for roughly 23% of your LSAT score, so knowing the ins and outs of this portion of the LSAT is imperative. What are we waiting for? Let’s jump into the details of logic games as well as some examples. Continue reading
8 Ways a Tutor Can Make Teaching Easy
Check out this awesome article from our good friend Bella Williams:
Even the best tutors find it difficult to keep their students engaged for long. Teaching the same thing year after year could prove to be banal and boring.
This is why, a bit of variety and flavor is required while teaching the same thing over and over again to different sets of students. Even the greatest curriculum needs to be twisted at times, in order to make learning fun. This blog gives an insight into 8 ways that a tutor can adopt to make teaching easy: Continue reading
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Tagged Academic Blogging, Effective Tutors, Fun Learning, Practical after Theory, Proofreading, Tailored lessons
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Importance of Early College Preparation
College preparation is extremely important to college success for students. Although many decisions are made during the senior year, it is best to begin the college process as early as high school freshman year.
Knowing this, it’s crucial for freshman students to complete these tasks before the end of the school year: Continue reading
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Tagged Advanced classes, community service, Early College Preparation, outside the classroom, tutor, visit colleges
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