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Back to SearchWHY PRACTICE TESTS MATTER SO MUCH
Season 1 Episode 409
Test takers have more ways than ever to prepare for important exams. However, if the way you are learning doesn't involve actually taking practice te…
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SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: Clear Choice Prep
Season 1 Episode 408
Helping Tutoring Companies Grow Their Businesses with educator Matt McCorkle
What are five things you will learn in this episode?
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MAKING THE MOST OF COLLEGE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Season 1 Episode 407
Most new college students say they don't want a reprise of high school, but rather a brand new world of educational immersion and independent living.…
3 years, 11 months ago
WHAT DOES UNHOOKED MEAN IN ADMISSIONS?
Season 1 Episode 406
Most of us understand the meaning of the term "hook" in the context of a catchy song or piece of writing, but when did we start using it for college …
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ALL ABOUT THE MCAT
Season 1 Episode 405
We all value physicians, which means we all, by extension, value medical school. Like it or not, that must mean we all value that really challenging …
3 years, 11 months ago
MOST COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT MERIT AID
Season 1 Episode 404
While college applicants are often offered all different sorts of financial aid, one type of aid stands head and shoulders above the rest. Amy and Mi…
3 years, 11 months ago
WHICH COLLEGE RANKINGS CAN YOU TRUST?
Season 1 Episode 403
Generations of applicants have turned to the same metrics and authorities time and again to compare institutions of higher education. Should they? Am…
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HOW DO I MOTIVATE MY STUDENT?
Season 1 Episode 402
The ability to achieve incredible things usually results from the combination of two powerful ingredients: practice plus coaching. However, nobody ca…
3 years, 11 months ago
HOW TO IMPROVE FUTURE MEMORY
Season 1 Episode 401
Most conversations about memory tend to focus on familiar challenges with retention and retrieval of what we've previously learned and must know now.…
3 years, 11 months ago
WHY UC WAS WRONG TO STOP USING THE SAT
Season 1 Episode 400
In May 2020, the University of California Board of Regents eliminated standardized testing as part of its admissions considerations for at least five…
3 years, 11 months ago