Tuesday, January 13, 2015

January Newsletter - The Princeton Review


 Princeton Review Free Events



Free Events:

1/24/15 – SAT Practice Test – Round Rock (Wingate by Wyndham Conference Center)

2/7/15 – SAT Practice Test – Westlake (Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church)

2/14/15 – SAT Practice Test – Central Austin (UT-Dobie Mall)

2/21/15 – ACT Practice Test – North Austin (Comfort Suites NW Lakeline)

3/28/15 – SAT Practice Test – Round Rock (Wingate by Wyndham Conference Center)

4/18/15 – SAT Practice Test – Westlake (Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church)

5/2/15 – ACT Practice Test – North Austin (Holiday Inn Express – 183/620)

5/19/15 – SAT Strategy Session for parents and students (Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church)

 

Upcoming Courses for the March SAT and April ACT:

SAT 1503 Ult Round Rock Sat/Sun 2p                 1/24/2015     3/8/2015

SAT 1503 Ult UT-Dobie Sat/Sun 2p                      1/24/2015     3/8/2015

SAT 1503 Ult N. Austin Wed/Sun 6p/2p               2/7/2015    3/11/2015

SAT 1503 Ult Westlake Wed/Sun 6p/2p              2/7/2015     3/11/2015

ACT 1504 Ult N. Austin Wed/Sun 6p/2p           2/21/2015      4/15/2015

 

Tutor Spotlight:  Bobby Hood

 

J.D., The University of Texas School of Law

B.B.A., Accounting, Texas Christian University

 

After graduating from TCU, Bobby Hood practiced as a C.P.A. with the accounting firm of Price Waterhouse (back before it became PriceWaterhouseCoopers), specializing as a consultant with respect to the security and operation of computer systems at large banking and financial institutions.

 

Thereafter, he attended The University of Texas School of Law and practiced law for over ten years, specializing in the issuance of municipal bonds and other financial instruments by governmental entities.  In particular, he served as counsel to Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys in connection with the issuance of bonds to finance the new Cowboys Stadium; as counsel to the North Central Texas Super Bowl Committee in connection with the successful bid to host the 2011 Super Bowl; and as counsel to the insurers of the bonds for the new Yankee Stadium in New York and the bonds for the new NY Jets/NY Giants Stadium in New Jersey.  He received the Dallas Business Journal "Deal of the Year" M&A Award in 2006 in connection with the Yankee Stadium transaction.

 

Bobby returned to his original love of teaching, and now serves as a teacher and Master Tutor for the SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, and GRE tests, and as a teacher and Private Tutor for the MCAT Verbal Reasoning test, locally in Austin, Texas, as well as online through the Princeton Review's Online Classrooms.  BobbyHoodTestPrep.com includes additional information about Bobby Hood's teaching and tutoring services.

 

Bobby, who grew up in Dallas, was the valedictorian of Lake Highlands High School.  He received full-tuition academic merit scholarships to attend both Texas Christian University and The University of Texas School of Law.  He is also a member of Mensa as well as the Triple Nine Society (an association of individuals with IQ test scores above the 99.9th percentile, or approximately 150).

 

Bobby is also an Eagle Scout and a member of Sons of the American Revolution.

 

Qualifications: SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT Verbal

 

 

 

Justin Rogers, M.Ed.

Territory Manager – High School Programs

Central and West Texas

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