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		<title>Go Dawgs! ahem&#8230;Go, Dogs!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Why the sudden need to ensure proper punctuation and spelling in a rowdy football cheer? Well, the UGA admissions department is now a lot more like pit bulls than bull dogs when it comes to the rules of standard written English. Students who want to proudly wave the Red and Black come fall 2009, must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the News</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/09/16/in-the-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The news these days is always full of stories about Hollywood celebrities, presidential candidates, and foreign leaders. However, recently there is a new kid on the information block: The SAT. Over the past few months this standardized test has received more press than a pop star gone bad. Follow the links below to see what&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Words of the Wise</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/09/16/words-of-the-wise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you linguistically-gifted? Do you need money for college? If you answered yes to both these questions, then the Confessions of a Word Nerd Essay contest is for you. You could win up to $5000 in scholarships. Check out the link below for more details.
http://www.confessionsofawordnerd.com/essay_contest.php
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		<title>Writing the College Essay</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/08/26/writing-the-college-essay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jed</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The college admissions essay is the single most important essay most students will write during their high school careers.  For a student on the admissions margin, in particular, it can be a deciding factor in the admissions equation.  While schedule strength, grades, and scores all need to be within the acceptable range for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAT vs ACT</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/08/26/sat-vs-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/08/26/sat-vs-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jed</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As summer comes to a close and the collegiate admission process beckons, many parents and students must make the important decision whether to use the next few months to prepare for the SAT, the ACT or to simultaneously prepare for both tests. Extremely familiar with the SAT, the majority of parents who seek out our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Win FREE Tutoring&#8211;Desperately Seeking Smarties</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/08/04/win-free-tutoring-desperately-seeking-smarties/</link>
		<comments>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/08/04/win-free-tutoring-desperately-seeking-smarties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/?p=33</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Where do intelligent people congregate? If you have any brilliant insight into the surprisingly elusive answer to this seemingly simple question, please share. Appelrouth Tutoring itself is filled with brainiacs, but we are always looking for more.
Let&#8217;s make a deal, don&#8217;t worry we won&#8217;t ask you to dress like a chicken (sorry, students, that was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/08/04/senior-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The end is in sight. You can see the light at the end of the tunnel. By January, it will be done. By March you will know. So close, yet so far away!
As your summer memories fade like daylight into the autumn dusk, you still have a big task ahead of you. The actual college [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;re up, Junior</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/08/04/youre-up-junior/</link>
		<comments>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/08/04/youre-up-junior/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[While the summer weather isn&#8217;t exactly fading away, summer vacation is. Sorry, students, but you have only a few precious weeks before the demands of the school year start to creep back. As memories of long days at beaches and pools and late nights at concerts and movies wane in the face of back-to-school shopping, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAT Summer Camp</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/07/07/sat-summer-camp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/07/07/sat-summer-camp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[For a lot of people, the month of July means one thing&#8211;SUMMER CAMP! Kayaking, hiking, s&#8217;mores and bonfires. If you&#8217;re more of an indoor kid and aren&#8217;t thrilled by bug juice and arts and crafts, maybe now is the time for a different type of summer camp. Boot camp, sleep away camp, dance camp&#8230;is SAT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Money!</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/06/30/free-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[So we all know by now that our moms were right and money doesn&#8217;t grow on trees. That&#8217;s the bad news. The good news is that there are plenty of ways for intelligent, enterprising high school juniors and seniors looking for a little help paying for college to rake in the big bucks. And I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing a Smart Schedule for the Collegiate Assessments</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/06/25/choosing-a-smart-schedule-for-the-collegiate-assessments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/06/25/choosing-a-smart-schedule-for-the-collegiate-assessments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jed</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents often come to us and ask when would be the ideal time for their children to sit for the major collegiate assessments such as the SAT and ACT. Parents are daunted by the sheer quantity of assessments and the variety of available administration dates.  We subject our children to so many tests during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New SAT Score Reporting</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/06/24/new-sat-score-reporting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/06/24/new-sat-score-reporting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever bombed an SAT and hoped to a higher power that the college of your dreams knows nothing about it? Well, previously there was nothing you could do short of canceling the entire test to prevent this from happening. However, the SAT is now changing its Score Reporting Procedure. Starting with the March [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Class Participation</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/04/18/class-participation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/04/18/class-participation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello, Readers! I know you all enjoy the posts we make to our blog. I hope you find them both entertaining and helpful. On that note, I&#8217;d like to hear from you. What would you like to know about in regards to college admissions and acceptance, standardized testing and all other things high school? Post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everybody Needs Some MONEY Sometimes</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/04/18/everybody-needs-some-money-sometimes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/04/18/everybody-needs-some-money-sometimes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations, Seniors! You&#8217;ve been tested and interviewed to death, and now acceptance letters are pouring in! All that&#8217;s left before the best four years of your life begin is a trip to Bed, Bath and Beyond for a snazzy new bath mat and towel set and a quick prayer to the roommate god that yours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good news for Yellow Jacket WannaBEES</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/04/01/good-news-for-yellow-jacket-wannabees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/04/01/good-news-for-yellow-jacket-wannabees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Please forgive the pun above. I couldn&#8217;t resist. Now that my utter lameness has grabbed your attention, I will impart some knowledge that will make your cringing subside. When GA Tech says they look only at your highest scoring sections in Math and Verbal (that means ENGLISH Test from the ACT and the Critical Reading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise Your Brain</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/03/11/exercise-your-brain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/03/11/exercise-your-brain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Ah. The joys of high school P.E. classes&#8211;changing clothes in front of strangers; endless games of Capture the Flag; the seemingly fascist insistence on wearing only white socks. Whether you find P.E. to be a welcome break from the monotony of classes or your own personal ninth circle of hell, new studies show that it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fine Art of Motivation</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-fine-art-of-motivation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/02/21/the-fine-art-of-motivation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jed</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/?p=67</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Without question, the most successful tutors are the most adept at motivating their students. Academic coaches, test-prep coaches, we are essentially brokers in motivation. Our job is to find a way to convince teenagers to log out of Facebook, minimize their four open chat windows, turn off their cell phones, and do SAT and ACT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Break College Visit</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/02/21/spring-break-college-visit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/02/21/spring-break-college-visit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring Break! The two most beautiful words to any student during the dreary month of February. You can see it just beyond the horizon, all shiny and full of promise: sleeping late, bumming around, not doing homework. If you&#8217;re not beach-bound this March, Spring Break is a great time to visit potential colleges.  Instead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give Me an M! Give Me an -OTIVATION!</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/02/21/give-me-an-m-give-me-an-o-give-me-a-tivation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/02/21/give-me-an-m-give-me-an-o-give-me-a-tivation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[What does that spell? MOTIVATION! Sorry about that; motivation is a really long word, and I never made even the JV cheerleading squad. I know you&#8217;re just as surprised as I am.
While motivation may be easy to spell, very often it is hard to find. If you&#8217;re at a loss as to how to convince [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paid by the Word</title>
		<link>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/02/13/paid-by-the-word/</link>
		<comments>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/02/13/paid-by-the-word/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Test Prep]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tutors have said it and students have heard it thousands of times, but that is because it is true. The best way to improve your vocabulary is to read. We don&#8217;t mean the Oxford English Dictionary or the Encyclopedia Britannica. Read everything or anything, and you&#8217;ll see a surprising expansion of your vocabulary.

Not sure where [...]]]></description>
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