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Dual Degree vs Double Major
If you want to study two subjects in college, you may not have to choose between them. A double major or dual degree can let you pursue both, but the requirements can lead to very different college experiences. The route you choose will affect which academic requirements you…
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What Devices Are Allowed for the SAT?
The SAT may be digital now, but that does not mean you can take it on any device you have handy. The digital SAT is administered through College Board’s Bluebook testing app, and College Board has specific rules about which computers and tablets can run it. There are also…
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Group Class vs. 1-on-1 Tutoring: Which Fit Is Right for Your Kid?
Once a family has decided that test prep is worth investing in, the next question is which format to choose. Group class or one-on-one tutoring. These two options are usually framed as competitors, as if there’s a universal right answer about which one is better. There isn’t.…
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The Parent’s Role: Coach, Manager, or Bystander?
You paid for the prep course. You cleared Saturday morning for a practice test. Now your teenager has missed an assignment, and you are about to email the instructor. For Prep Expert founder Dr. Shaan Patel, that last step deserves a pause. Asked whether parents should be…
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Is Test Prep Worth the Money? The Cost Most Families Never Check
DISCLOSURE: This article is written by the founder of Prep Expert, a test prep company, and discusses what families should spend on test prep. The student reviews quoted are from Prep Expert courses. The University of Alabama publishes exactly what an out-of-state student with a…
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The Myth of the “Naturally Brilliant” Student
“I was the valedictorian of my high school and I scored a 1760 the first time I took the SAT.” That is how Prep Expert founder Dr. Shaan Patel answered the question of whether he was always a strong test-taker. For context, while today’s SAT uses a 1600-point scale, that score…
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How Many Times Should You Take the SAT? Most Students Stop Taking the SAT One Sitting Too Early
There is a right answer to this question, and most families don’t land on it. Some students take the SAT exactly once, trust the result, and submit it to colleges regardless of what the number actually says about their ability. Other students take the test five or six times,…
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The Test AI Can’t Take for You: Why SAT Prep Now Means Learning to Think, Not Memorize
The College Board published research on 23rd September finding that 92% of AP teachers surveyed worry generative AI will leave students overly dependent on technology for basic tasks, and 90% worry students will be less likely to develop critical thinking as AI use grows. The…
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SAT Modules: What Are They and How Do Adaptive Modules Work?
If you’re preparing for the SAT, you’ve probably heard a lot of familiar terms: Reading and Writing, Math, sections, questions, scores. But the digital SAT added another term students need to understand: modules. Modules are more than just a new name for parts of the test. They…
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The Night Before the SAT: What to Do (and What to Absolutely Avoid)
The 24 hours before a standardized test are more consequential than most students realize. Not because you can learn anything new in that window (you can’t), but because you can undo months of preparation through a small number of specific mistakes. Students who did the hard…