10- Getting a Perfect Score: How to Get 800s and 5s on SAT Subject Tests and AP Tests

There is more to standardized testing than just the SAT and ACT. Join us to learn how to best take advantage of SAT subject tests and AP tests. We have had great success with them and now it’s your turn.

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Best Test Prep Material

SAT Subject Test Prep Examples:

Official SAT Math 2 Prep Guide With 4 Official Subject Tests

Barron’s SAT Math 2 Prep Guide

AP Prep Examples:

Barron’s AP Calculus AB

Princeton Review AP Chemistry

 

Show Notes:

Subject Tests Dates

List of Subject Tests

List of Schools that Require Subject Tests

Crack SAT

AP Tests

AP Credit Search Tool

AP Policies Michael Discussed

 

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9 – Beating the SAT and ACT: Which Test to Take, How to Study, and How to Maximize Your Score

Standardized tests are stressful for many students. Join us as we break down the differences between the SAT and ACT, how to study for each test, and strategies to maximize your score.

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Test Prep Material:

Official SAT Blue Book: https://amzn.to/2Lu1BdW 

Official ACT Red Book: https://amzn.to/2zTcVPw

Show Notes:

UChicago Goes Test Optional

Info for Michael’s Points on Test Inequality

 

Test Prep:

Free: Khan Academy

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Free Tests:

SAT

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Prep books:

Kaplan

Princeton Review

Barron’s

Crack SAT

Crack ACT

 

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8 – The Struggle is Real: A Summer Check-In on Where You Should Be

Newsflash: everyone is struggling right now, especially with colleges changing the goalposts on standardized testing. Nhi and Dominic fret about how they are doing with their essays and overall application. Through it all, you’ll find out where you need to be at this point in the summer.

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Show Notes:

Harvard Lawsuit
Princeton and Stanford Drop SAT/ACT Essay Requirement, Princeton to Require Graded Essay Sample
Cameron Impact Scholarship
College Fly in Programs
Common Application Essay Prompts
SAT/Subject Tests Dates
ACT Dates
Register for the SAT/Subject Tests
Register for the ACT
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7 – The Supplemental Essay – Boosting Your Application to the Max

Just because supplemental essays are short doesn’t mean they are easy. Join us in exploring essays answering why college, why major, extracurricular, speed dating, and your background prompts.

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Show Notes:

2017-2018 Princeton Supplement: large supplement that covers a lot of topics other supplements cover

2017-2018 Harvard Supplement: good essay examples

2018-2019 UChicago Supplement Essays: strange essay topics

2017-2018 UPenn Supplement Essays: good essay examples

2017-2018 Brown Supplement Essays: good essay examples with additional advice on prompts

2017-2018 MIT Supplement Essays: good essay examples

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6 – Clashing with Class Rank with Kevin Bai in Plano, Texas

We talk with Kevin Bai about how he helped lead the movement to end class rank in Plano ISD, how class rank hurts students, and why colleges don’t really care about it.

We’d like to extend another big thank you to Kevin Bai for coming onto the podcast and being our first of many guest speakers! Let us know if you would like us to feature more guests in the future. Please leave any questions/comments for Kevin or the rest of us in the comment section below or on our Contact Us form.

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Show Notes:

Plano ISD Class Rank Removal News Clip

Local Article on Plano ISD Class Rank Removal

Actual Petition Used in this Movement

 

Plano Star Courier Article on Class Rank Removal

Washington Post Article on Class Rank and Effect on College Admissions

Stats on Schools Valuing Class Rank

Article on Valedictorian Success

 

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