Category: Tips for Success

  • ACT and SAT scores not only predictor of college success

    For admissions offices that are strapped for time, test scores can provide a place to start to identify whether or not a student will be successful, but da Silva also said there has to be a commitment to reviewing each application and reading the students’ stories as well. “At the end of the day, that’s

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  • Free ACT Practice Tests

    Free ACT Practice Tests

    Preparing for the 2017-2018 ACT — Official ACT Book ( ACT.org) Preparing for the 2007-2008 ACT — Official ACT Book ( PowerScore.com) Preparing for the 2005-2006 ACT — Official ACT Book (PowerScore.com) Preparing for the 2009-2010 ACT — Official ACT Book ( PowerScore.com) ACT Practice Questions (ACT.org) Preparing for the ACT Test with Writing (ACT.org) English Section Practice Questions (ACT.org) Math Section

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  • Teachers Note Top Factors in Math Success

    “1. Top 3 success factors Teachers said the top three success factors for high math performance are: working hard to understand math concepts and knowing when to apply them versus simply memorizing formulas (75 percent); having the desire, initiative, and motivation to succeed (63 percent); and having confidence in their abilities and believing they can

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  • You Got Into College; Now What?

    www.hiclark.com/blog/your-child-was-accepted-into-college-now-what/

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  • Meditation App for Teens

    Headspace is not specifically for test anxiety, but it can be a great addition to any teen’s study skills toolbox. Most teens I teach or tutor have never meditate d. That’s not surprising. What does surprise me, however, is that few teens have even one coping mechanism for stress. Deep breathing, exercise, journaling, and other

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  • Test Prep Tips

    Spring is finally upon us—which means longer days, warmer weather, and the impending dread of finals week. While this may not be your first rodeo, it doesn’t mean that you don’t get anxious come test time. Test anxiety can be extremely debilitating and drastically alter your performance. According to the ADAA, the causes of test […]

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  • dependent clauses – Margie Holds Court is an excellent grammar blog

    dependent clauses Archives – Margie Holds Court — Read on www.margieholdscourt.com/tag/dependent-clauses/

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  • ACT Registration Questions- Which are Optional?

    As a teacher and a tutor, I am often the one student’s and parents come to for ACT and SAT registration advice, and I’m happy to help. All The questions about what sports are interested in and what classes you’ve taken can take up to 45 minutes to fill out. Some are optional, and some

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  • Hot Classrooms Reduce Learning

    ny.chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2018/05/28/higher-temperatures-equal-lower-test-scores-study-confirms-that-students-learn-less-in-overheated-classrooms/

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