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What is Tapping - And Why You Should Do It Before Any Big Test or Performance (And If You Have Trouble Sleeping!)
Tapping is a 30-second process you should do anytime you feel like you’re carrying more stress than is good for you.
Can you think of any stress you might even be carrying now - some worry, or fear, or overwhelm - that you’d like to get rid of? We’ll do it now! Tapping WORKS!

Do you have a bad habit of circling the right answer, then changing it?!
We see it all the time in test taking, and it can be so frustrating: why would we change the answer if we actually knew it?!

An ACT Science Student’s Shocking Results
Today I have shocking ACT Science results that a student of mine has gotten recently – and she’s gotten them by doing something very counterintuitive.

“Test Optional”: Do the SAT and ACT Still Matter?
Since 53 colleges have gone “test-optional” during the quarantine, parents are asking if (and students are insisting!) the tests no longer matter.

Why the ACT is The Better Test to Take
I cringe a little when a parent tells me their teen has chosen to take the SAT instead of the ACT.

Sophomore Summer: The Ideal Timing for SAT/ACT Studying
Clients tell me that their kids’ schools have told them to hold off on SAT and ACT prep until the Spring of junior year, and I think this is bad advice.

Own Your IRs, Own the SAT
Students empower and disempower themselves at every turn in test prep, and the degree to which they do so determines their score in the end.

The Better Approach to SAT + ACT Tutoring: One Section at a Time
There’s a major reason why your SAT or ACT tutoring might not be working.

4 Tendencies Every Parent and Tutor Should Know
How do we react to expectations, both those of ourselves and those of others?

Your PSAT Score Can Win You College Scholarships
Scoring in the top 3% of all PSAT testtakers can earn you a sizable college scholarship

College Essays: Admissions Wants to Feel You
Why do we love our favorite movies?
Why do we play the same song on repeat, over and over?
Because they make us feel something.

Two Questions to Ask about Tomorrow’s ACT Score
I teach my students not to judge themselves by their results, but by two questions instead.

Never-Give-Up Patriots a Model to Struggling SAT and ACT Students
Many of my students are in this stage: they have been studying for the SAT or ACT for months and are surprised at how much work they are doing. Meanwhile, their scores have barely budged.