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Rivals, Orlando Sentinel release their top 100 football prospects for 2013

National Signing Day is barely in the rearview mirror, but already, some of the nation’s top recruiting minds are thinking about 2013′s top college football prospects. On Wednesday, Rivals released it’s initial Rivals 100 list of the nation’s top prospects. Also on Wednesday, the Orlando Sentinel released its list of Florida’s top 100 prospects. Not [...]

What is the GMAT testing center like?

While most test-takers know what to expect on the GMAT exam itself, many arrive on test day not knowing what to expect from the actual test center. If you can do a dry run, such as Kaplans Official Test Day Experience (offered to students taking our courses), thats certainly going to help tremendously with your comfort level [...]

SAT Essay-The Personal Anecdote

You may have heard that you should steer clear of personal anecdotes as supporting examples on the SAT essay, and instead focus on more academic examples, such as ones from history, literature, science, or current events.  While these are all great areas to pull examples from, personal anecdotes are just as valid as the examples [...]

Low-Cost Tablet Debuts at CES 2012 in Vegas

One Laptop Per Child has introduced its new low-cost and low-power tablet computer at the International CES 2012, the granddaddy of all consumer electronics shows, which is getting underway in Las Vegas. The XO 3.0, a tablet manufactured in partnership with Marvell Semiconductor—which has also teamed with the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) group [...]

Holiday basketball tournaments come to a close

The Nova girls had a solid showing at the Florida Prospects Invitational, losing in the championship game to Dr. Phillips 68-53. Trellanie English-Lurry led Nova (10-1) with 20 points. The Deerfield beach boys team defeated Piper 76-46 in the championship game of the Deerfield Beach Holiday Blitz on Friday. Boyd Anderson beat Deerfield Beach 67-23 [...]