Are you worried about the college application process? Do you want to know what a “good school” in 2026 looks like? Are you interested in connecting with and learning from other loving yet concerned parents like you? Read on!
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Got just a week or two to study for your upcoming SAT or ACT? Dr. P. has three actionable tips for anybody undertaking last minute SAT prep or last minute ACT prep.
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Effective ACT or SAT math test prep doesn't mean taking practice test after practice test. Instead, try these three low- and no-cost habits that one of my students used to increase his SAT Math score by 200 points.
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Improving your SAT Reading Writing score doesn’t require sitting in boring prep classes all fall. Do these three things every day for 6-10 weeks alongside your other prep and I guarantee your Reading Writing score will increase.
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The digital SAT’s Reading Writing section has changed MUCH more than the Math. Its emphases on vocabulary and poetry are new — at a time when students are reading less varied, less complex texts in school. But fear not! Dr. P.’s got three tips to help students begin to build these key skills.
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Americans love the idea that we’re all created equal — especially around July 4. But not every 4.0 GPA was created equal — especially when that comes to math. In this post, Dr. P. takes a look at how our embrace of equality has flattened teens’ grades to the upper tier — and why this might be a bad thing for those applying to college.
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Improving your score on the reading section of the SAT or ACT is often more difficult than on any other section. But, with Dr. P.’s three tips, it just got a little easier.
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Ever wonder how many SATs or ACTs you should take? Or when you should take them? Or how you should prepare? Dr. P.’s got all that — and more! — covered in three easy steps!
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Longtime algebra tutor Dr. P. explains that there are important intellectual, academic, and psychoemotional benefits waiting for students who master algebra's challenges.
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Test anxiety can cripple students' performance on the SAT, ACT, APs, and other high-stakes exams. But it doesn't have to be this way. In this short post, Dr. P. (Dominique Padurano, Ph.D.) provides three actionable strategies to tame test anxiety.
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Many students have great expectations for their standardized test scores. But they’re sometimes unrealistic about the amount of time and work it takes to achieve them. After thirty years in the test prep industry, Dr. P. supplies three, common sense rules to scheduling effective test prep.
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Not sure what Yale’s “test flexible” admissions policy means? Or how about the University of California’s “test blind” policy? Dr. P. breaks it all down.
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Dr. P. offers explanations — and a silver lining — of Dartmouth’s reinstatement of the SAT / ACT requirement for first year applications.
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Dr. P. recommends enrolling and excelling in college prep courses in high school to bolster chances of selective college admissions.
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Dr. P. lays out a study plan for the Class of 2025 for the March, May, and June SATs, including how to deal with the lack of real digital practice tests.
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Dr. P. weighs in on why the SAT might be making a widespread comeback in college admissions — and why that might not be such a bad thing after all.
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Want to be a boss in 2024? Evolve beyond S.M.A.R.T. goals. Be a S.M.A.R.T.Y.P.A.N.T.S. to make and achieve goals that matter!
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In celebration of this month’s release of the new FAFSA, Dr. P. shares 12 tips to earn scholarships and qualify for financial aid.
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Dr. P. shares her thoughts on GRIT during college application season, GRATITUDE during Thanksgiving, and GRACE for ourselves and others all yearlong.
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This month’s PSAT — long an October rite of passage for high school juniors — is DIGITAL for the first time in the U.S. Dr. P. has 3 simple tips to ace it.
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