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5 Extracurricular activities to improve your ACT/SAT math score
Extracurricular activities are not simply an opportunity to fill those hours between school and home. Rather, they have been strongly correlated with higher test scores, increased motivation, and...
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How to maximize the benefits of your college adviser
When you reach college, the responsibility to choose classes falls directly on you. You will not be handed a predetermined course schedule that is personally tailored to you. If you do not understand...
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How to write a meaningful common app essay – in only 650 words
The Common Application is designed to streamline your admissions process, as more than 500 colleges and universities are accepting that same single application. Certain schools, however, may require...
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4 Fun ways to improve your writing
At some point in their academic careers, many students simply feel that they are not skilled at writing. While you may not be particularly strong in this subject, it is important to face the fact that...
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How to help your struggling college student
When students begin college, they often discover an entirely new sense of freedom. Certain students thrive in this environment, while others lose their focus and may soon struggle academically and...
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4 Things to know before creating a study routine
In education, great preparation often yields great success. The key, however, lies not in simply preparing more, but in preparing with a study routine that is truly efficient and effective. A routine...
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How to begin preparing for college (while waiting for that acceptance letter)
High school seniors are all too familiar with that early-spring feeling of sitting and waiting anxiously for that coveted college acceptance letter to arrive. If this describes you, know that...
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Reasoning skills that can help you beat any standardized exam
The ability to reason efficiently and effectively is an essential skill on nearly every section of every standardized exam. From college admissions tests like the ACT and SAT, to graduate school...
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7 Tips for maximizing your time on SAT subject tests
SAT Subject Tests are optional standardized exams that allow you to demonstrate your academic ability in a particular subject area. There are a total of 20 tests across five fields: English, history,...
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4 fun ways to improve your math skills
Of all academic subjects, math is perhaps the most polarizing. Certain students love it, while others loathe it. But no matter how you feel about math, it’s a subject that will always be there. In...
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Tips for starting college after a gap year
It may feel strange to return to school and its various routines after a gap year. However, college is often far more flexible than high school, and this can help to soften some of the difficulties of...
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Tips for Incoming High School Freshmen
Even as a high school freshman, your focus may already be on your first year of college. This is typical of high school academics in the 21st century, where the college application process starts well...
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How to write a successful graduate school admissions essay
Your graduate school admissions essay may be one of the final application pieces that you create. Your grades, your letters of recommendation, and your test scores are likely complete, and now you...
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3 academic benefits of completing an internship
Your college years can be a truly enlightening time. You are continually challenged to grow academically, emotionally, and socially, and the experience is highly rewarding for this reason. Take...
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How to succeed in high school geometry
Geometry is one of the first math classes that many students take in high school, and its unfamiliar terms, formulas, and ways of thinking about math can be daunting. Because many of these new...
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5 Ways parents can help with college applications
College applications are larger, more time-consuming, and more important than any one test or project that your student has completed during high school. And whether they ask or not, students often...
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Top myths about retaking standardized tests
Taking the ACT, SAT, or any other standardized test is stressful. This is one reason why many students shudder at the thought of sitting for a standardized exam again.However, if you do not initially...
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How to start the spring semester off right
Whether this is your first or last spring semester, the spring term can be quite challenging. Most students will carry a full course load, even as they prepare for a summer internship, a summer job,...
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6 Study tips for college midterm season
Success often depends on how you choose to prepare for it. In the case of college midterms, your success lies in how organized your test prep is, how much time you devote to it, and how far in advance...
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4 Simple steps to improve your middle school student's comprehension skills
Reading comprehension becomes increasingly important as students progress through school. It is one of the key skills measured by standardized tests that your child will take for acceptance or...
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