SSA Online College Prep

AUGUST 14, 2023

Students have to put in a lot of groundwork on the SAT before they start to see visible score improvement. Read the rest of Alyssa the SAT Expert’s 9 Tips to Forming an SAT Prep Habit. Watch a free Alyssa the SAT Expert Webinar! SAT prep is no different. Want more SAT tips directly in your inbox?

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For example, you might think, “if I miss a question on my biology test, I’ll never be a doctor” or “if I don’t improve my ACT score, I won’t be accepted to any colleges.” If you are having trouble sleeping, try the following “sleep hygiene” tips: Go to bed at the same time each night and get up at the same time each morning, even on weekends.

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

If you want to maximize your score on the ACT, you’re going to want to learn in detail what’s on the test, identify what concepts you’re shaky on and drill them repeatedly, master the overall strategies that work best for you, and then practice practice practice. So here they are … ten strategies that will boost your score on the ACT.

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College Essay Guy

MAY 31, 2023

That said, we also understand that many students/families are confused regarding and have questions about aspects of the application process, so we’ve built the post below to hopefully clarify things, so students/families can make informed decisions. For these (and other) reasons, the university fielded over 56,000 applications in 2022.

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 27, 2022

In this post, I cover the logistics of how to apply to honors, how the admissions process works, tips and strategies for each program, and a discussion of alternative pathways to honors programs. My general rule of thumb is ranking in at least the top 5% of your class scoring a 1450 as a minimum to be competitive.

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Winning Ivy Prep

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Additional UC essay resources: Official UC Personal Insight Question prompts are here. Read our UC Essay / UC Personal Insight Essay Tips. Personal Insight Prompt 1 Pro-tip. Here’s a pro-tip: Most students have an obvious answer to UC Prompt 1. UC Personal Insight #1 Examples. Think outside the box :).

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Tex Admissions

DECEMBER 1, 2023

I provide a series of blog posts offering tips starting here. I provide a series of blog posts offering tips starting here. Since you must address a number of questions within a confined word limit, there is rarely space for rhetorical flair. Below, I provide five different approaches to addressing this question.

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