It's a busy week at The CollegeBoard as both PSAT scores (from the October test) and SAT scores (from the December test) are being released. As you may be a little less familiar with the PSAT scoring system, here's a…
Powerful Prep is pleased to offer an excellent research piece from Dr. Shirag Shemmassian of Shemmassian Academic Consulting. Original Article A step-by-step guide to conquering your most important college essay ---- Table of Contents Part 1: Introduction What is The…
Digital Testing: What You Need to Know By: Lauren Thompson & Matt Larriva What’s Happening? In an increasingly paperless world, the makers of the SAT and ACT are taking steps toward offering their tests exclusively online. This week, the entire…
Down with the SAT and ACT Essay The SAT and ACT essay portions were always the oddball sections of the test: the only non-multiple-choice portion, the only portion that was subjective, and the only part that was optional. Students are…
2017 PSAT Scores and National Merit Qualifying Scores: How to Make Sense of Them PSAT Scores Released It’s been a few weeks since you took the PSAT, and by now you’ve probably even forgotten about it. But PSAT scores were…
Earn College Credit in High School Powerful Prep is pleased to feature a guest-post from Heather Lomax of Hi Quality Tutorials. While you've likely heard of the AP and IB programs, you're probably less familiar with the CLEP, Dual Enrollment or…
Choosing between the SAT and ACT is a tough but important process. Selecting the test that will showcase your strengths and downplay your weaknesses can add points to your percentile rank and make you a more competitive candidate for…
For the first time in 40 years, The CollegeBoard is offering a summer SAT test date. The ACT, not to be outdone, announced it will be offering a summer sitting as well, but not until July of 2018. These changes…
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Powerful Prep warmly welcomes this guest-article written by Shirag Shemmassian, Ph.D, founder of Shemmassian Academic Consulting It’s no secret that most college counselors don’t provide the level of support and attention you expected for your high schooler. It’s not that college…
