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IvyWise Gamify Your SAT Prep

Gamify Your SAT Prep

Even as the SAT undergoes some significant changes in its switch to a digital format, the underlying reality of taking a major standardized test remains the same — you’ve got to do some prep work! As the hours of grammar drills and math flashcards march on, however, you may find your focus flagging and your energy sagging.

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IvyWise How to Overcome a Difficult Math Equation

How to Overcome a Difficult Math Equation

We’ve all been there: staring at an “impossible” problem on the ACT or SAT, unsure how we will ever solve this test troll’s riddle and make it safely to the other side of the bridge. Worse, you’re absolutely positive that getting this question right is the difference between your goal score and the one that’ll have you miss the cut for your ideal college. All is lost, right? Far from it. Here are three easily repeatable steps to take if you ever find yourself in this position. 

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IvyWise Five Helpful Calculator Skills for the AP Calculus Exam

5 Helpful Calculator Skills for the AP Calculus Exam

You’ve spent all year working hard and mastering the difficult topics covered in AP Calculus. The AP exam is just around the corner and you want to be as prepared as possible. The exam is broken into two sections: multiple choice and free response.

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IvyWise Without Test Scores, How do Colleges Make Decisions?

Without Test Scores, How do Colleges Make Decisions?

The process of preparing for, taking, and responding to standardized test scores is a stressful and overwhelming one for students and families, and with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, this process has only become more stressful in recent years. One of the ways that colleges have responded to the pandemic’s obstacles is to implement test-optional admissions policies to avoid disadvantaging students who have been unable to sit for an ACT or SAT.

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How to Study for the GRE: 4 Golden GRE Prep Tips

Just as in undergraduate admissions, the graduate admissions process often requires standardized testing as part of the application process. Whether you are a current college student considering your postgraduate options, or a professional looking to advance in your current field or make a career change, studying for the GRE is an important way to prepare your strongest application to graduate school.

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IvyWise Mastering SAT and ACT Reading Comprehension Passages

Mastering SAT and ACT Reading Comprehension Passages

Every year, another group of students prepares for a fresh cycle of test prep, each with their own set of strengths and weaknesses. One of the most difficult (and time consuming) parts of the SAT and ACT is getting through the reading comprehension passages efficiently and effectively. I’m here to give you some tips on how to conquer the reading passages on the SAT and ACT.

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IvyWise 5 Math Concepts Students Need to Master for the ACT and SAT

5 Math Concepts Students Need to Master for the ACT and SAT

The math sections of the ACT and SAT can be a challenge for many students, especially those who tend to struggle in these subject areas. However, there is good news for students who are looking to improve their math scores on these standardized tests: by mastering a few easy concepts you can be well on your way to reaching your goal scores.

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IvyWise How to Decide Between the ACT and SAT

How to Decide Between the ACT and SAT

If you are planning to apply to a college or university in the US, chances are you’re going to have to take either the ACT or the SAT. At IvyWise we advise students to prep for one test – not both. So how do you decide which one is the best fit for you?

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IvyWise Tips for Taking the Computer-Based ACT, GRE, and GMAT

Tips for Taking the Computer-Based ACT, GRE, and GMAT

If you’re looking to apply to graduate school or plan to take the ACT, you might soon be faced with a computer-based standardized test. Computer-based testing (CBT) is increasingly the norm, as test makers feel they can be delivered and administered more securely, with the trend moving towards exams entirely unique to individual test-takers. This trend accelerated with the College Board’s recent move to an all-digital SAT, which involved a major overhaul of that test’s content.

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Test Prep 101: Tips for the TOEFL

For some international students applying to U.S. universities, the SAT or ACT might not be the only test scores required as part of their application. Some colleges and universities might require international applicants to submit TOEFL scores, too.

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