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Colleges Resources for Ashburn Students

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Virginia Educational

Links

The following are some helpful links for you and your student, courtesy of Tri-Ed Tutoring (www.tri-edtutoring.com).

Federal Application for Student Loans
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

College Prep Services

Resources for College-Bound High School Students

CollegeBoard.com – Register for the SAT and SAT II: Subject Tests here. Free practice questions and full length practice test available to help you prepare for the tests.

ACTstudent.org – Register for the ACT, do practice test questions, and find out which colleges require the optional writing portion of the ACT here.

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia – View a list of links to all of the public and private universities in Virginia.

Standardized Test Prep

Scoring well on a standardized test could be the deciding factor in whether or not you receive an acceptance letter from your first choice school. For this reason, it is critical for students applying to a college or graduate program to prepare and do their best on the corresponding entrance exam. Tri-Ed currently offers tutoring services for the SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, and Praxis. Working with an experienced tutor can help you master the skills necessary for the test and give you tips on test-taking strategies. Tri-Ed Tutoring can help you prepare and get the score you want!

Find out more about Standardized Test Prep Services through Tri-ed Tutoring (www.tri-edtutoring.com), Fairfax and Loudoun Counties premier private tutor organization.

Standards of Learning (SOL)

Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) – Look at the standards of learning by grade level and subject and see released test items from previous SOL tests.

 

NORTHERN VIRGINIA COLLEGE ADMISSION LINKS:

Northern Virginia Comunity College
http://www.nvcc.edu/admissions
Associate of the Arts or Sciences, Dual-Enrollment Homeschooling/Highschool and Adult Continuing Education Programs

George Mason University
http://admissions.gmu.edu
Bachelors of the Arts or Sciences, Masters Degree Programs, Professional Development Tracks

TRI-ED TUTORING:

Affordable one-on-one tutoring available in all Northern Virginia and DC metro areas. All K-12 subjects available as well as SAT or ACT prep. We have a tutor for everything from learning the ABC’s to understanding BC Calculus. ESL students, ADD, ADHD, home bound students, and LD students welcome.
 
Why choose Tri-Ed Tutoring?  
 
*Convenient-Our tutors come to you. We can meet in the student’s home, a public library, bookstore, etc.  
 
*Affordable-Our rates are lower than most tutoring companies in the area.  
 
*Experienced-All of our tutors have prior tutoring or teaching experience. Our tutors are either in the education field or are professionals with a love of teaching.  
 
*Knowledgeable-All of our tutors have earned a minimum of a Bachelors degree. Many of them hold a Master’s degree or higher.  

*Accepting tutoring assignments grades K-12 (Elementary School, Middle School, High School), ESL/ESOL/LEP, and Adult Learners (College, GED, Professionals).

*Family and “Neighborhood Small Group Tutoring” Discounts Available.

* Our Tutors serve all of Fairfax County and Most of Loudoun County in the Northern Virginia DC Metro Region.

*Tutors serving Ashburn, Brambleton,. South Riding, Broadlands, and Sterling Monday-Friday, Saturday and Sunday Tutoring by appointment.
 
For more information, please visit:  
http://www.tri-edtutoring.com

 

 

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Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

Although maps are used in many other studies, it is geography when they become the one constantly essential tool.

  1. click to choose answer A it is geography when they become
  2. click to choose answer B geography uses them to become
  3. click to choose answer C geography is when they become
  4. click to choose answer D in geography they are
  5. click to choose answer E in geography it is

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Kelly was stunned that her neighbor had the ——- to inquire about borrowing her new snow blower, considering the fact that he had broken her old one.

  1. click to choose answer A foresight
  2. click to choose answer B temperament
  3. click to choose answer C conviction
  4. click to choose answer D audacity
  5. click to choose answer E integrity

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Read the following SAT test question, then click on a button to select your answer.

Each of 5 men played a game of chess with each of 5 women, and then each woman played a game of chess with each of the other women. How many games of chess were played?

  1. click to choose answer A 20
  2. click to choose answer B 25
  3. click to choose answer C 35
  4. click to choose answer D 45
  5. click to choose answer E 50

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

Modern vegetable farming ranges from small-scale,
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low-technology production and local sale and
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vast commercial operations that utilize the
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latest advances in automation and technology.
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No error
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  1. click to choose answer A (A)
  2. click to choose answer B (B)
  3. click to choose answer C (C)
  4. click to choose answer D (D)
  5. click to choose answer E (E)

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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http://apps.collegeboard.com/qotd/question.do?src=R&questionId=759

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

A veteran of both stage and screen, Richard Harris brought a certain level of ——- to his roles, lending ——- to each character that he played.

  1. click to choose answer A candor . . uncertainty
  2. click to choose answer B insouciance . . experience
  3. click to choose answer C whimsy . . depth
  4. click to choose answer D gravitas . . dignity
  5. click to choose answer E animosity . . warmth

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Read the following SAT test question, then click on a button to select your answer.

The weights of 10 bags of apples range from 2.75 pounds to 3.15 pounds. If w is the weight, in pounds, of one of these bags, which of the following must be true?

  1. click to choose answer A | w – 2.75 | less than or equal to 0.2
  2. click to choose answer B | w – 2.95 | less than or equal to 0.2
  3. click to choose answer C | w + 2.95 | less than or equal to 0.2
  4. click to choose answer D | w – 0.2 | less than or equal to 2.75
  5. click to choose answer E | w – 10 | less than or equal to 2.95

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

As it is primarily a bird of New Zealand’s native forests, the kiwi also lives in scrub and native grasslands.

  1. click to choose answer A As it is primarily
  2. click to choose answer B Although primarily
  3. click to choose answer C Because it lives primarily as
  4. click to choose answer D It is primarily
  5. click to choose answer E It lives primarily as

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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