About the Author

Edward B. Fiske served for seventeen years as education editor of the New York Times, and he is the author of Fiske Guide to Colleges and numerous other books on college admissions.

Jane Mallison has taught for more than twenty years and has served on the College Board SAT Committee.

David Hatcher has written and co-written several books, workbooks, and other training materials on vocabulary, writing, proofreading and editing, and related subjects. His writing has been published in the Washington Post and in national magazines.

Jane Mallison and David Hatcher have MA degrees from, respectively, Duke University and Indiana University. This is their first collaboration since their joint journalistic efforts as undergraduates.