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Jul 22, 2026 32 min

Why some high-achievers underperform on standardized tests

from Shift - College admissions in a changing world Hosted by shiftcollegeadmissions

Why do some students struggle with test-taking when they excel in school? Kathy Hart is an educational consultant at Score At The Top Learning Center and School who has been helping students navigate the college admissions process since 2013. In this episode, Kathy walks through the reasons why some students do well in school but then struggle with high-stakes exams, how to build confidence in test-taking, and how parents can best support their students as they prepare for college admissions exams. Achievable has ACT, SAT and CLT prep courses that use advanced adaptive learning to target weak areas and boost your score - visit https://achievable.me/?utm_source=podcast to try any course for free.

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