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Powerful Prep is excited to be featuring guest-blogger content. This article was written by Kristin Fracchia Kristin creates awesomely fun ACT lessons and practice materials for Magoosh ACT students. With a PhD from UC Irvine and degrees in Education and…
disSATisfied with the New SAT [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="465"] Issues with the New SAT[/caption] This New SAT is a mess, and we recommend you steer clear. Much has been written dissecting the specifics of the new SAT, so we'll be…
Irvine SAT Scores for Colleges, and Job Applications Irvine SAT scores are important not just in college admissions, but throughout life. Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder and CEO of Amazon, is one of the most famous advocates of using Irvine…
Essays and Deadlines and Recs, Oh My--College Applications Season Is Here It’s that time of year again: not the holidays, but the college applications season. There is a lot to juggle, and plenty of reasons to stress, but remember: keep…
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. Soon, however, you will be…
The College Landscape Is Changing As the blessing/curse goes, "may you live in interesting times." In terms of the admissions process, we certainly are. College changes are prolific: The SAT is switching formats, the ACT is revising its writing section,…
High School GPA Matters Less Throughout High School The longer you spend in high school, the less your High School GPA can move, so as you progress through the years, shift your focus to the part of the admissions index…
ACT Scholarships are out there for the taking. Here's a great article from our friends at The College Transitions Team regarding how to go about getting one: [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="408"] ACT Scholarships and SAT Scholarships can ease the cost of college[/caption]…
As we ramp up for the busiest test season of the year, let's remember to prep intelligently by using quality prep books. The best test prep book for you is going to have a couple of key characteristics: a few…
Every year we get inundated with calls asking for help prepping for the PSAT. Our first response is always the same: why are you taking the PSAT? After a brief pause the conversations go one of four ways: I just want…
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