Strategies for Success on the SAT:
Critical Reading & Writing Sections

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lisa Muehle is a co-founder and director of Cambridge Tutoring & Test Prep, Laguna Beach, California. Ms. Muehle originated the Colloquium Test Prep Course for the SAT, a long term SAT training program for 7th-11th grade students, in 1992. Three of Ms. Muehle's students have posted perfect SAT scores. Because of the unique long-term nature of the Colloquium program and its phenomenal score results, Lisa Muehle and the Colloquium Test Prep Course for the SAT have received extensive media coverage, including:

Strategies for Success on the SAT:
Mathematics Section

Strategies for Success on the SAT: Mathematics Section provides complete instruction for all new and expanded SAT math topics. "The SAT’s math section has been stepped up to another level," the author notes. “Students can expect to see a variety of Algebra II-level problems, expanded coordinate geometry coverage, and graphs of functions.” This guide offers extensive, easy-to-follow instruction for absolute value, rational & radical equations, negative & fractional exponents, direct & inverse variation, functions, geometric sequences, special right triangles, tangent lines, graphs of functions, scatterplots, and geometric probability. 

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Strategies for Success on the SAT: Mathematics Section has received much praise. "The writing, especially in the introductory chapters, is engaging and easily comprehensible. The reading level is fine and the material is presented in an interesting way. There are several creative questions on the new topics," observes one mathematics instructor and fellow test prep author. "The author has a beguiling sense of humor which will appeal to students," she notes. The historical math tidbits and anecdotes that precede some of the explanations are unique to this test prep book and brighten material that students usually find dull and difficult to navigate. 

Strategies for Success on the SAT: Mathematics Section is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide that is sure to help any student maximize his or her SAT math section score potential! 

Strategies for Success on the SAT: Critical Reading & Writing Sections, the companion volume for the mathematics guide, has also received favorable reviews. "The writing style is straightforward and instructional. It is chock-full of information and contains very thorough explanations. I particularly like the bullet lists that start off each of the two verbal sections. I also like the summaries that appear at the end of the chapters within these sections," observes an English instructor who formally evaluates test preparation manuscripts. "This book features a wealth of information, much of it presented in chart format, bullet lists, and enumerated lists," she continues. "Another strength is that this book not only gives answers to questions, it also gives detailed explanations for why answer choices are correct or incorrect. Bullet lists indicate contents of each chapter and summary lists at the end of each chapter provide an organizational feature that adds a user-friendly quality to the book. On the whole, the scholarship and usefulness of this book rate very high."

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"My two oldest sons have attended the Colloquium Test Prep Course for the SAT for four years now, and with another son in the 6th grade, as a family we will attend for a total of nine years! Lisa Muehle provides dynamic instruction in a clear and comprehensive style. Not only have my sons increased their test taking abilities, their grades in their Honors English and Honors math classes continue to grow stronger. My sons are enthusiastic about the course and always come away with valuable instruction. Lisa's methods have given my sons the confidence they need to succeed on the SAT. I highly recommend Lisa Muehle's instruction to students looking to better their SAT scores."

-Wendy Pierce, Laguna Beach, California
(Mother of Tyler, Dillon and Trevor Pierce)

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-Steve & Sheena Bui, Orange, California
(Son Peter Bui attended the Colloquium program and achieved a perfect SAT score in May 2001. Daughters Natalie and Vanessa have also attended the Colloquium Test Prep Course for the SAT.)

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"Lisa Muehle, Director of the Colloquium Test Prep Course for the SAT, is a professional educator dedicated to students' success in preparing for the SAT. Her enthusiasm and encouragement throughout the program helps her students master the skills needed to be successful on the SAT. Both of our daughters have participated in the Colloquium program and are successfully pursuing their educational goals. As parents, we feel fortunate to have access to Lisa Muehle and her Colloquium program."

-Dr. Eric Speare & Mrs. Vaughan Speare, Laguna Beach, California
(Parents of Martina and Sasha Speare)