39 – Save Your SAT Score: Test Taking Strategies

The SAT doesn’t just test your ability to read, write, or do math. It’s also about your ability to take tests. In this episode, we give you our top test taking strategies to keep you from making silly mistakes and to help you get the right answer, even when you aren’t totally sure.

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Gao Admissions – Learn from your favorite college admissions host. 36 on the ACT. 1560 on the SAT. National Merit Finalist. 

Khan Academy SAT

Crack SAT

SAT Question of the Day

 

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38 – Building the Right College List

Starting the college application process? Building your college list is one of the first and most important steps in the college application marathon. Join us in this episode to learn the correct approach to building a well balanced college list.

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College Board’s Big Future

Times Higher Education Rankings

Times Higher Education Calculation and Methodology

US News Education Rankings

 

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37 – Your Life Story: Building a Narrative for College and Beyond

Start your college application by building a narrative of your high school experience. In this episode, Michael guides Dominic, Nhi, and you through a simple 3 step process: listing activities, figuring out what’s important, and making connections between what’s important in your life. At each step, we share how we came to our narratives. Finally, we talk about how to use the narrative to simplify the college application process.

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PowerPoint Tutorial for creating your own narrative

 

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36 – The Ultimate Guide to Internships

Thinking of summer already? Considering an internship, but don’t know where to start? Well your favorite podcast hosts have put together the ultimate guide to answer all your internship related questions. Still have questions about internships? Feel free to reach out to us on social media or in the comment section below the post.

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List of 10 Internship Search Sites

PrepScholar Internship Guide

 

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