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Why Practice Tests Alone Don’t Raise SAT and ACT Scores

Official practice tests released by College Board and the ACT Education Corporation are regarded as the best resources. While they are valuable, only taking practice tests is by far NOT the best strategy: here's why.

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Test Anxiety - How to Recognize It, How to Manage It

How standardized testing contributes to test anxiety and strategies to ameliorate it.

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The Score You Didn’t Want — and What Comes Next

You studied. You practiced. You put in real hours, and you walked into that testing center believing — or at least hoping — that the work would show up on the page. Then the score came back, and it wasn't what you expected. Now what?

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The Science of Effective Test Preparation

Not all study methods are created equal. Research shows that certain strategies dramatically outperform others.

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