ACT Prep

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Learn what Khan Academy isn’t teaching you – effective strategies to maximize your scores.

We’re not saying Khan doesn’t do a good job — it is a solid place to improve your math foundation, and if you want someone to read to you, we suppose watching the reading videos might be diverting — but if you want great scores, AND you don’t have a lot of time, you need great strategies for taking the test and insight into why you are having trouble getting the scores you want.

It is time for you to consult a professional. Someone who will discuss best practices for test taking with you; someone who will listen to you and your particular challenges. Someone who will give you strategic preparation for superlative results. That someone is Kate Dalby. (more…)

Kate Dalby2017-04-07T19:30:51-04:00

Test Prep = Confidence = Success

by Dr. Aimee Weinstein

Taking any standardized test, especially one designed for college admissions is a nerve-wracking proposition. The head of the College Board, the company that administers the new SAT, understands that all too well. “I’m in the anxiety field,” David Coleman acknowledged this week in an interview with The Washington Post. What Coleman forgets is that it’s not just the test that stresses students to the max. Beyond testing, there are grades, social concerns, and even family time included in the busy schedule of a high school junior or senior. These kids need a toolbox for managing all the stress in their lives, particularly the testing, where concrete methods for success actually do exist.
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Kate Dalby2017-04-07T19:30:52-04:00

Does ACT prep help improve SAT scores?

180 point improvement without SAT prep! How did that happen?

It happened with three weeks of Inspiring’s ACT prep.

We had a surprise while recording scores for the combined ACT/SAT class this week. (more…)

Kate Dalby2016-05-13T02:32:11-04:00