Why Self-Proctor? Before opening night of a play, actors conduct dress rehearsals to ensure a successful performance. It is similarly worthwhile to complete proctored SAT/ACT exams that simulate typical testing conditions. Current and prospective A+ Test Prep students...
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Requesting Accommodations on the ACT Exam
Just as with the SAT (discussed in the previous blog post), students can often feel that they are interacting with a completely impersonal system when preparing for the ACT. Fortunately, like the SAT, the people who work for the ACT are also there to help, offering...
Requesting Accommodations on the SAT
When thinking about the SAT, it is all too common to see a giant, impersonal system. It is difficult to imagine that within College Board there are many people and mechanisms in place to help students who need to overcome specific challenges. Believe it or not,...
Changes to SAT Subject Tests and the SAT Writing Section
Recent News from the College Board In a recent update the College Board announced the following: SAT Subject Tests are being eliminated effective immediately. Given the fact that most colleges had already stopped requiring the SAT Subject Tests, the only surprise is...
Mindprint: Understand How Your Student Learns
Mindprint is a cognitive assessment developed at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine that provides students, parents, and tutors with key insights into how each student learns in order to best help students succeed. This one hour online...
A Side by Side Look at the SAT and ACT
Although many colleges and universities have adopted test-optional policies, at least temporarily, due to Covid-19, submitting SAT or ACT test scores may still be a great way for students to increase their chances of admission. Therefore, students and their families...
What You Need to Know About College Application Essays
On your college application to-do list, the essay or personal statement often gets lost among other requirements like transcripts, recommendations, and test scores. Yet, the essay is your one opportunity to represent yourself in your own words and as more than just a...
MULTISENSORY LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION
Many of us have at least one vivid memory of a lesson that captivated us. Maybe it was a field trip that made history come alive or a song that transformed a mundane math lesson into something exciting and accessible. In a recent virtual seminar, Multisensory...
Opt in to Optional College Application Components
Applying to college is difficult enough without the added challenge of interpreting what to make of admission criteria labeled as “optional” or “recommended”. From personal statements to test scores, this article will demystify optional admission requirements and...
A+ Scholarship Part 3: Finding Yourself in your College Search
The process of applying to college and for scholarships results in more than just a college to attend and some money to pay for it. It also offers students an opportunity for self-discovery. In the final installment of the A+ Scholarship Series, you will learn how to...
A+ Scholarship Part 2: Small Scholarships Big Rewards
Recently, A+ introduced the first recipient of its $500 Tests and the Rest Counselor Select Scholarship, Adam Powley. With the typical high cost of college, and costs skyrocketing even higher, can small scholarships really make a difference? Benefits of Small...
A+ Test Prep’s First Counselor Select Scholarship Winner Adam Powley
The Scholarship: Tests and the Rest Counselor Select Scholarship This past April, A+ Test Prep and Tutoring contacted high school counselors throughout Pennsylvania to ask them to select one college-bound senior graduating in 2020 for A+'s first annual $500 “Tests and...
COVID-19 Updates and Resources for the SAT/ACT and AP Exams
Information Updated as of June 18, 2020 Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, many aspects of our daily lives have changed, including scheduled administrations of important college admissions tests. The SAT, ACT, and AP exams have all been affected. In order to...
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