Episode 329 | Megan Padden | O.W.L. Educational Services | Part 2 | The EdisonOS Podcast

In this episode, Megan Padden, owner and founder of O.W.L. Educational Services, reveals about what the PSAT really measures and how families should use it as a readiness tool for the SAT rather than a scholarship checkpoint. Megan explains common early mistakes students make, why practice matters even when a score won't count toward admissions, and how the right age to start prep often comes down to a student's math background. She breaks down which skills matter most for PSAT success, why students trained to read every word in school struggle with pacing on test day, and how she diagnoses whether a student needs content repair or strategy coaching.The conversation also covers building a realistic study routine, interpreting rescores without overreacting, which AP subjects reward deeper understanding over memorization, balancing multiple AP preps without burnout, how digital testing has changed preparation, lingering learning gaps from the COVID era, and why strong academic students can still underperform on standardized tests due to testing anxiety.