by Michael Ionescu | May 17, 2019 | Standardized Tests
There are over 1,000 colleges that do not require SATs or ACTs as part of their admission requirements. As some colleges start to focus less attention on standardized tests for admissions, does that mean students are better off skipping these tests? While this...
by Michael Ionescu | Jan 22, 2019 | Standardized Tests
Happy New Year everyone! For those of you who made a new year’s resolutions to do better on your SAT or ACT, I’m going to cover a few effective steps that you can take right now to get yourself prepared for your upcoming test. Do well in your math class: Yup. This...
by Michael Ionescu | Jan 8, 2019 | Standardized Tests
One question that many students are faced with when it comes college planning time is: Should I take both the SAT and ACT? Unfortunately there are tutoring programs out there that will wholeheartedly encourage you to do both and sign you up for double the hours and...
by Michael Ionescu | Oct 15, 2018 | Standardized Tests
In the first part of my series on quick things students can do to help them improve their math score I focused on how silly mistakes are more likely than not the biggest culprit of low scores. In this second series I want to highlight another concept that can help...
by Michael Ionescu | Sep 13, 2018 | Standardized Tests
Many students come out of taking the SAT or ACT thinking it was easy, only to see a not so great score six weeks later. Students will often times automatically fault their intelligence, but for the typical student this is not true. Let’s take the Math section of the...