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Episode 269 - Jared Cooney Horvath - The Dangers of Student Technology – and How to Turn Digital Use Into a Learning Advantage

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Episode 268 - Jared Cooney Horvath – The Best Way to Use Technology for Learning

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Episode 267 - Shirag Shemmassian - Choosing the Right Schools for Pre-Med Majors

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Episode 266 - From Failing to Acing: The Secrets Behind My Academic Comeback

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#265 - The Digital SAT Versus the Paper SAT

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The Digital SAT Versus the ACT

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Tutoring Tips The Digital SAT Format and Structure

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Tutoring Tips Three Tips for a 330+ GRE Score

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Tutoring Tips: Three Tips for a 700+ GMAT Score

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Tutoring Tips: ISEE Math Number One Secret Tip to Propel Your Math Score

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Tutoring Tips: SSAT The Number One Math Secret to Propel your Math Score

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Tutoring Tips SAT Math Hacks Tips and Tricks to Catapult your Math Score

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Tutoring Tips: How to Improve Your ACT Science Score

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Tutoring Tips How Much Time to Spend on Your SAT and ACT Homework

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Tutoring Tips: When to Start Preparing for the SSAT and ISEE Exams

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Tutoring Tips: The New Digital SAT What to Expect

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Tutoring Tips: How Students Taking the SAT with Extra Time Accommodation Can Use Their Time Wisely

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Tutoring Tips: How Students Taking the ACT with Extra Time Accommodation Can Use Their Time Wisely

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#251 - Camille Roney - How to Show Up as Your Best Self in and Out of the Classroom"

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Episode 250 with Shirag Shemmassian: How Students Can Appeal College Rejections

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P&P Tutoring Tips: Advice for Students Who Consider Themselves Bad at Standardized Tests

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P&P Tutoring Tips: Subject Verb Agreement Rules on the ACT and SAT

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P&P Tutoring Tips: How to Excel on the ACT Math Section

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P&P Tutoring Tips: Which Test is The Better One to Take? The SSAT or The ISEE

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P&P Tutoring Tips: What Top Scorers on the ISEE and SSAT Share in Common

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P&P Tutoring Tips: ISEE Levels and Structure

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P&P Tutoring Tips: How to Get a 36 on the ACT

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode: "SSAT Levels and Structure"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode: "How to Get a 1600 on the SAT"

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P&P Tutoring Tips: How Colleges Read Your ACT and SAT Scores

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P&P Tutoring Tips: How to Get Faster and More Accurate on the ISEE Exam (Episode #239)

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P&P Tutoring Tips: Five Similarities and Differences Between the SAT and ACT Grammar Sections

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P&P Tutoring Tips: Three Tips for Acing the ACT Science Section

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P&P Tutoring Tips: How to Best Manage Your SAT or ACT Homework

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P&P Tutoring Tips: When you Should and When you Should NOT take The ACT or SAT Optional Essay

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P&P Tutoring Tips: Five Common Punctuation Mistakes to Avoid on the SAT and ACT

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P&P: Tutoring Tips/ Pacing Tips Episode “How to Build Your Speed When Taking the ACT or SAT”

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P&P: Tutoring Tips Episode "General Tips to Improve a Low Score on the SAT or ACT”

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P&P: Jessie Peck Martin "How to Make the Most Out of College Admissions During Quarantine"

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P&P: Tutoring Tips Episode "How to Self-Study for the ACT and SAT Tests During Quarantine"

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P&P: Tutoring Tips "Finding a Reason for Your Answer on SAT and ACT Rhetoric Questions"

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P&P: Tutoring Tips "What 36 ACT and 1600 SAT Perfect Score Test Takers Share in Common"

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P&P: Cynthia Klein "How to Build a Strong Bond with Your Teenager"

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P&P Tutoring Tips: "Three Grammar Mistakes Students Often Make on The SAT and ACT"

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P&P Tutoring Tips: "How to Create and Use an SAT and ACT Formula Sheet"

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P&P: Jeannie Kulwin "How to Breathe Your Way Out of Stress"

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P&P: Gil Gibori "Creating Positive Environments for Teens to Thrive"

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P&P Tutoring Tips: Identifying Trap Answers on the SAT and ACT Reading Sections

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P&P Tutoring Tips: "Time Management on the ACT and SAT: Knowing Your Pace"

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P&P Tutoring Tips: "Test Prep Strategies for Students with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder"

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P&P Tutoring Tips: "Five Things Parents Worry about the Most with College Admissions"

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P&P: Casey Near "The Importance of Authenticity in the College Application Process"

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P&P: Tutoring Tips "What Top Students and Ivy League Bound Students Share in Common"

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P&P: Dale Troy "How to Manage Stress in the College Transition Process and Beyond"

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P&P Tutoring Tips: "This Morning Routine Jump Starts my Day"

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P&P: Ron Caruthers "How to Pay for College Without Going Broke"

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P&P: Tutoring Tips "How to Be a More Relaxed Person"

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P&P: Brian Lomax "Developing a Warrior Mindset"

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P&P Tutoring Tips: "How to Prep Low Motivation-Type Students for the SAT"

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P&P: Todd Weaver, MBA "FAFSA Tips to Get the Most Financial Aid"

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P&P Tutoring Tips: "How to Stop Checking Your Phone All the Time"

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P&P: Jared Cooney Horvath "Top 5 Tips for Better Faster Learning"

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P&P Tutoring Tips: "College Admissions Seminar Panel My Six Takeaways"

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P&P: Jon Pearson "How to Become a Better Creative Writer and Think More Creatively"

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P&P Tutoring Tips: "Make Technology Free a Priority When Studying for the SAT"

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Marisa Meddin, College Preparation Timeline - Episode 204

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P&P Tutoring Tips: "Music While Studying for the SAT, Yes or No?"

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P&P Episode 202: Chris Buck "How Students Can Dominate in the Classroom"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 201: "When to Take SAT Subject Tests"

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P&P Episode 200: Yulia Rafailova "How to Get Unmotivated Students to Take Action"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 199: "Pacing Strategy for the SAT Test"

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P&P Episode 198: Seth Perler "Organization for Disorganized Students"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 197: 3 Pitfalls for Rhetorical Skills Questions for ACT English Pt. 3

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P&P Episode 196: Joanie Connell "How Kids can Break Free from Helicopter Parenting and Succeed"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 195: Avoid 3 Pitfalls on the ACT English Test (Pt. 2)"

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P&P Episode 194: Sensei Paul Castagno "Revolutionizing Students' Lives Through Martial Arts"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 193: "Avoid 3 Pitfalls Rhetorical Skills for ACT English (Pt. 1)"

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P&P Episode 192: Gina Biegel "How to Help Teens Reduce Stress"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 191: "Vocabulary Memorization Shortcuts for the SAT"

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P&P Episode 190: Scott Johnston "Navigating School & Career with Physical & Learning Disabilities"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 189: "SAT Crash Course"

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P&P Episode 188: Crystal Olivarria "Helping Students Make Better Career Choices"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 187: "What You Need to Know to Solve SSAT Analogies "

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P&P Episode 186: Eric Stutman "Reducing the Stress of the College Admissions Process"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 185: "What You Need to Know About Word Parts on the SSAT and ISEE tests"

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P&P Episode 184: Dr. Shirag Shemmassian "Navigating College Admissions with a Disability"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 183: "What You Need to Know About the SSAT Writing Sample"

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P&P Episode 182: Jill Tipograph "Why Summer Programs and Internships are Important"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 181: "Knowing When to Guess or Skip on SSAT Upper and Middle Level Tests"

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P&P Episode 180: Catie Costello "How to Identify and Access the Support Available to you in College"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 179: "Homework Organization and Planning"

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P&P Episode 178: Todd Weaver "Three Financial Aid Tips Familes Must Know"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 177: "Google Docs Organization for School"

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P&P Episode 176: Erika Katz 2 "NFL Coaches Give Us Their Best Tips for Parenting Teens"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 175: "Mastering SSAT Analogies "

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P&P Episode 174: Nived Ravikumar "How to Use the Past to Write a Great College Essay"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 173: "How to Tackle Specific or Detailed SSAT Reading Questions."

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P&P Episode 172: Elisheva Schwartz "A Quest to Empower Students with Dyslexia"

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P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 171: "Plan an Effective SAT Essay Using SOAPST(one) Strategy"

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P&P Episode 170: Jessica Yeager "Takeaways from the Dream College Summit"