LINDA CARNEVALE, M.A.

ACADEMIC AUTHOR for KAPLAN and BARRON'S EDUCATIONAL SERIES

ACT / SAT / SSAT VERBAL TUTOR

Columbia University Teachers College

Semifinalist, Distinguished Alumni Award 2018

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A sought-after ACT / SAT verbal coach, Linda Carnevale has prepped hundreds of students and has been writing & revising college preparatory books for BARRON'S Educational Series Publishers since 2000. Her bestselling titles include HOT WORDS for the ACT, HOT WORDS for the SAT, SAT1600: Aiming for the Perfect Score, and ACT English, Reading and Writing Workbook. Mrs. Carnevale, who has also written CD-ROM and online practice SAT tests, is an evaluator of manuscripts and study aids for BARRON'S. She offers Skype prep sessions to her local students and Skypes with students from Massachusetts to Malaysia and from Fairfield County, CT, to Wilmington, DE. Linda has Skyped with students from Phillips Academy Andover and The Hotchkiss School.

A distinguished alumna of Columbia University's Teacher College, Ms. Carnevale holds a Master of Arts in English Education with a concentration in nonfiction writing and permanent New York State Teaching Certification, 7-12. Working alongside her students, Carnevale facilitates the College Application process and helps her students perfect their personal statements, supplemental essays, and scholarship essays.

Carnevale's student-alumni have gained admissions to these competitive colleges, as well as many additional Top Tier schools:

Amherst College, Steven L., Manhasset HS

Amherst College, Charlie M., Manhasset HS

Binghamton University, Aaron, Schreiber HS

Binghamton University, Liam, Schreiber HS

Binghamton University, Joseph, Kellenberg HS

Binghamton University, Rachel, New Hyde Park

Boston College, Liliana P., Garden City HS

Boston College, Nick, Oyster Bay HS

Boston College, McKenna P., Tower Hill School, DE

Boston College, Brian, North Shore HS

Boston College, Natalie, North Shore HS

Boston University, Phillip, Chaminade HS

Brown University, Joelle, Schreiber HS

Brown University, Michael, Manhasset HS

Columbia University, Nicholas, North Shore HS

Cornell University, Sabrina, Jericho HS

Cornell University, Wilson, Jericho HS

Cornell University, Joelle, Schreiber HS

Cornell University, Chad, Schreiber HS

Cornell University, Vincent, North Shore HS

Dartmouth University, Michelle, Oyster Bay HS

Dartmouth University, Isabelle, North Shore HS

Dartmouth University, JP, Manhasset HS

Davidson College, Thomas Z., Tower Hill School, DE

Dickinson College, Whitney P., Tower Hill School, DE

Fordham University, Francesca G., North Shore HS

Fordham University, Andrew, North Shore HS

Fordham University, Gabriella, North Shore HS

George Washington University, Andrew, North Shore HS

Georgetown University, Cathy, Bayville, NY

Georgia Tech, Peter, Portledge School, Mill Neck, NY

Harvard University, Anne, Wheatley HS

Harvard University, Matt, Manhasset HS

Harvard University, Amanda, North Shore HS

Haverford College, Ben S., Tower Hill School, DE

Lafayette University, Loukia, Marymount School of NY

Lafayette University, Danielle, Garden City HS

Lehigh University, Jessica, North Shore HS

Lehigh University, Keanna, Jericho HS

Loyola University, Phillip, Chaminade HS

Miami University, Andrew, North Shore HS

Miami University, Jeffrey, North Shore HS

New York University, Julia, North Shore HS

New York University, Robert, Hebrew Academy

New York University, Marissa, Friends Academy

Northeastern, Nick, Oyster Bay HS

Northwestern, Andrew K., Weston, CT, Weston HS

Northwestern, Sam L., North Shore HS

Princeton University, Adrianna, North Shore HS

Quinnipiac University, Nicole, Garden City HS

Syracuse University, Matthew, Tower Hill School, DE

Syracuse University, Sydney, Schreiber HS

University of Richmond, Matt, Garden City HS

University of Connecticut, Loukia, Marymount School of NY

University of Delaware, Madison, Tower Hill School, DE

University of Delaware, Lauren, Oyster Bay HS

University of Maryland, Dylan, Schreiber HS

University of Michigan, Kevin, Manhasset HS

University of Michigan, Jake, North Shore HS

University of Michigan, Hunter, North Shore HS

University of Pennsylvania, Cathy, Bayville, NY

University of South Carolina, Aurelie, North Shore HS

University of Southern California, Daniel, Manhasset

Vanderbilt University, Jason, Schreiber HS

Villanova University, Nick, Oyster Bay HS

Wake Forest University, Matthew, Tower Hill School, DE

Wake Forest University, John, North Shore HS

Williams College, Wilson, Jericho HS

Yale University, Peter, Manhasset HS

Yale University, Vanessa, Oyster Bay

Carnevale preps students for the private high school entrance exams: COOP, CHSEE, SSAT, TACHS. Her student-alumni have gained admissions to these fine high schools, and include students attending these schools who are now preparing for the college entrance exams:

Andover Boarding School, Olivia B, Locust Valley, NY

Andover Boarding School, Claudia, New York, NY

Chaminade High School, Christian, Wantagh, NY

Chaminade High School, DJ, Bayville, NY

Chaminade High School, Phillip, Old Brookville, NY

Chaminade High School, Andrew, Old Brookville, NY

Friends Academy, Alexandra, Locust Valley, NY

Friends Academy, Trevor, Locust Valley, NY

Friends Academy, Missy, Mill Neck, NY

Friends Academy, Grace., Mill Neck, NY

Kellenberg High School, Phillip, Old Brookville, NY

Kellenberg High School, Andrew, Old Brookville, NY

Regis High School, Aidan, Locust Valley, NY

St.George's School, Natalie, Locust Valley, NY

Westminster School, Caroline, Locust Valley, NY

Mrs. Carnevale earned tenure as a teacher of English at Cold Spring Harbor High School, a nationally-ranked TOP 100 Gold Medal School. Among her local and national published credits are Long Island Quarterly literary journal, Conde Naste's BRIDE'S Magazine, Modern Bride magazine, and - most recently - her poems have been published in PAUMANOK: Poems & Pictures of Long Island (Hardcover Anthology) and Interwoven.