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SAT Test

Scholastic Aptitude Test - SAT, is standardized tests, formerly called the Scholastic Aptitude Tests and Scholastic Assessment Tests, frequently used by colleges and universities in the United States to aid in the selection of incoming freshmen. The SAT is administered by the private, non-profit College Board, and is developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service (ETS).

Most students take this exam in June, however, many students take the exam again in the fall of their senior year, and because they were not satisfied with the score they received in June. There are two subjects tested, verbal skills and math skills. 1.8 million Students take the SAT each year. There is some controversy in the United States as to the value of the SAT, but it continues to weigh heavily in any college's evaluation process.

IELTS English Test

International English Language Testing System - IELTS, measures ability to communicate in English across all four language skills - listening, reading, writing and speaking. The IELTS test focuses on "International English", which includes British English, American English and other varieties like Australian or South African English. IELTS test is designed to assess the language ability of non-native speakers of English who intend to study or work where English is the language of communication.

IELTS Modules

Since 1989, IELTS has been proven and trusted worldwide to provide a secure, global, authentic and customer-focused test which measures true to life ability to communicate in English. Most of Education institutions, faculties, government agencies and professional organisations around the world recognise IELTS scores as a trusted and valid indicator of ability to communicate in English.

GMAT Test

Graduate Management Admission Test - GMAT, is a computer-adaptive standardized test in mathematics and the English language for measuring aptitude to succeed academically in graduate business studies. Business schools commonly use the test as one of many selection criteria for admission into graduate business administration programs (e.g. MBA, Master of Accountancy, etc.) principally in the United States, but also in other English-speaking countries. It is delivered via computer at various locations around the world. In those international locations where an extensive network of computers has not yet been established, the GMAT is offered either at temporary computer-based testing centers on a limited schedule or as a paper-based test (given once or twice a year) at local testing centers. As of September 2010, the fee to take the test is US$250 worldwide.

GRE Test

Graduate Record Examination - GRE, commonly required of applicants to graduate schools in fields other than business, law, and medicine. This computerized exam is offered year-round, but only during the first 3 weeks of every calendar month. It tests students on verbal skills, quantitative skills (math), and analytical reasoning skills. In many ways, it is similar to the SAT. Both are administered by the Educational Testing Service and have similar question formats, though the latter is designed by the College Board and is intended for a different level of education.

TOEFL Test

Test of English As A Foreign Langauge - TOEFL, A test for English language proficiency developed by The College Board Most colleges and universities require international students whose native language is not English to take this test for admission. It is a required exam for those students wishing to begin undergraduate or graduate study in the US. The TOEFL is a computer exam which is given year round. There are 4 sections: listening comprehension, structure, reading comprehension and writing.

Many schools may require a paper-based score of a least 550 (or a computer-based score of at least 213) in order for you to enroll. Higher scores are required for some majors.

Even if you speak English well, you should not avoid taking the test. A good score (higher than 600-650) can improve your chances of getting into the school of your choice.

While the idea of space-time is closely linked with Albert Einstein's 1905 theory of special relativity, mathematician Hermann Minkowski actually coined the term three years later in 1908 in response to Einstein's theory.

Time is a measurement of change that takes place in what we call space. The series of changes that makes up your life happens over time and in space. The word "space-time" is our merging of the two concepts into a single continuum: three spatial dimensions plus a fourth dimension of time. While we have the ability to control our experience of the first three dimensions (height, width and depth), we do not seem to have the ability to navigate, manipulate or control our experience of time, even though physics tells us that it is merely a dimension like all the others. For human beings, time seems to be a one-way street with a pretty strict speed limit.

Despite our inability to significantly manipulate our experience of time, we can observe the existence and unity of space-time by using experiments. If you've ever swung a bucket of water around in a circle, you know that with sufficient speed you can turn the entire bucket sideways without any of the water coming out. This is due to the equivalence principle, a key concept in Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, which states that gravity working in one direction is equivalent to acceleration in the other. That's also why an ascending elevator provides a feeling of increased gravity and a feeling of decreased gravity during descent. The equivalence principle means gravity affects measurements of time and space, warping space-time itself.

10th grade

As I sat there in English class, I stared at the girl next to me. She was my so called "best friend". I stared

at her long, silky hair, and wished she was mine. But she didn't notice me like that, and I knew it. After

class, she walked up to me and asked me for the notes she had missed the day before and handed them

to her. She said "thanks" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I wanted to tell her, I want her to know that I

don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

11th grade

The phone rang. On the other end, it was her. She was in tears, mumbling on and on about how her love

had broke her heart. She asked me to come over because she didn't want to be alone, so I did. As I sat

next to her on the sofa, I stared at her soft eyes, wishing she was mine. After 2 hours, one Drew

Barrymore movie, and three bags of chips, she decided to go to sleep. She looked at me, said "thanks"

and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just

friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

Senior year

The day before prom she walked to my locker. My date is sick" she said; he's not going to go well, I didn't

have a date, and in 7th grade, we made a promise that if neither of us had dates, we would go together

just as "best friends". So we did. Prom night, after everything was over, I was standing at her front door

step. I stared at her as she smiled at me and stared at me with her crystal eyes. I want her to be mine,

but she isn't think of me like that, and I know it. Then she said "I had the best time, thanks!" and gave

me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love

her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

Graduation Day

A day passed, then a week, then a month. Before I could blink, it was graduation day. I watched as her

perfect body floated like an angel up on stage to get her diploma. I wanted her to be mine, but she didn't

notice me like that, and I knew it. Before everyone went home, she came to me in her smock and hat,

and cried as I hugged her. Then she lifted her head from my shoulder and said, "you're my best friend,

thanks" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be

just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

A Few Years Later

Now I sit in the pews of the church. That girl is getting married now. I watched her say "I do" and drive

off to her new life, married to another man. I wanted her to be mine, but she didn't see me like that, and

I knew it. But before she drove away, she came to me and said "you came!". She said "thanks" and

kissed me on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love

her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

Funeral

Years passed, I looked down at the coffin of a girl who used to be my "best friend". At the service, they

read a diary entry she had wrote in her high school years. This is what it read: I stare at him wishing he

was mine, but he doesn't notice me like that, and I know it. I want to tell him, I want him to know that I

don't want to be just friends, I love him but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why. I wish he would tell

me he loved me! `I wish I did too...` I thought to my self, and I cried.