Episodes
In Episode 265 of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron shares the differences between the Digital SAT and the ACT. The main differences are: 1. The digital SAT is shorter than the paper SAT. 2. There are more questions for the Reading Section on the digital version. 3. The digital version allows calculator use throughout the entire test. There is a calculator section and a no calculator section on the paper version. 4. The difficulty is adaptive on the digital version while the paper...
Published 10/13/23
In Episode 264 of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron shares the differences between the Digital SAT and the ACT. The main differences are: 1. The Digital SAT is taken on a computer and the ACT is a paper test. There is a digital version of the ACT but it is currently available for international students only. 2. The Digital SAT has adaptive difficulty while the ACT is a fixed test. The math and science sections of the ACT are getting more difficult. The Digital SAT adjusts to the test...
Published 10/05/23
In Episode 263 of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron shares the differences in the Digital SAT's format and Structure.
Published 09/21/23
In Episode 262 of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron shares three tips that students can use to boost their GRE scores. The three tips are: 1. Create a Realistic Timeline: Decide when you want to start and when you actually want to take the test. 2. Get in Plenty of Practice: Taking practice tests allows students to see where they are with each section of the test. It also allows students to set goals and have time to work on meeting them. For More Information about how the Prepped...
Published 04/19/23
In Episode 261 of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron shares three tips that students can use to boost their GMAT scores about how to approach questions in the Quantitative Comparison section on the ISEE Math Test so students can boost their scores. The three tips are: 1. Create a Realistic Timeline: Decide when you want to start and when you actually want to take the test. 2. Be prepared for the Quantitative Integrated Learning Section: This is good for students who haven't taken...
Published 03/23/23
On Episode 260 of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron talks about how to approach questions in the Quantitative Comparison section on the ISEE Math Tes so students can boost their scores.
Published 07/20/22
On Episode 259 of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron discusses when and how students should study to boost their score on the SSAT Math Test.
Published 07/13/22
On Episode 258 of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron discusses when and where students should use a calculator on the SAT Math Test, as well as how to tackle the non-calculator section so your student can improve their scores on the SAT.
Published 06/24/22
On Episode 257 of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron discusses how students can improve their ACT Science Test scores. He breaks down the different sections of the test, how best to approach them and much more!
Published 05/25/22
On Episode 256 of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron discusses how much time students should be spending preparing for their ACT and SAT tests. He also makes suggestions about how much information to study at a time, when busy students should study and much more!
Published 05/11/22
On Episode 255 of The Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron of Prepped and Polished gives you an idea of when to start preparing for the SSAT and ISEE Exams based on your or your student's unique timelines.
Published 04/25/22
On Episode 254 of The Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron of Prepped and Polished gives you an idea of what to expect when the SAT goes digital in 2024.
Published 02/07/22
On Episode 253 of The Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron of Prepped and Polished gives SAT tips for students taking the SAT with an extra time accommodation.
Published 01/13/22
For Episode 252 Aaron of Prepped and Polished gives ACT tips for students taking the ACT with an extra time accommodation.
Published 12/01/21
On episode 251, Alexis Avila speaks to academic life coach Camille Roney, founder of The Learning Mom, a website that empowers women to start loving their lives, purposefully connect with their children, and cherish their pursuit of education.
Published 11/04/21
Episode 250: On today's episode of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Alexis welcome’s back Dr. Shirag Shemmassian, founder and admissions consultant of Shemmassian Academic Consulting. As a Cornell University graduate and Cornell admissions interviewer, Shirag knows what the best schools are looking for in prospective students during admissions interviews. During the episode, Shirag gives you some tips on how students can appeal college rejections. What to do if you get a rejection...
Published 02/24/21
Episode 249: On today's episode of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron gives a pep talk to those who consider themselves bad at standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT. For More Information Visit: preppedandpolished.com. Enjoy, Thanks for Listening and remember at The Prepped and Polished Podcast, We Empower You to Take Control of Your Education!
Published 02/03/21
Episode 248: On today's episode of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron talks about the subject, verb agreement rules found on both the ACT and SAT exams For More Information Visit: preppedandpolished.com. Enjoy, Thanks for Listening and remember at The Prepped and Polished Podcast, We Empower You to Take Control of Your Education!
Published 01/27/21
Episode 247: On today's episode of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron discusses how to excel on the math section of the ACT exam. For More Information Visit: preppedandpolished.com. Enjoy, Thanks for Listening and remember at The Prepped and Polished Podcast, We Empower You to Take Control of Your Education!
Published 01/13/21
Episode 246: On today's episode of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron makes the case for which test SSAT or the ISEE is the better one to take. For More Information Visit: preppedandpolished.com. Enjoy, Thanks for Listening and remember at The Prepped and Polished Podcast, We Empower You to Take Control of Your Education!
Published 01/07/21
Episode 245: On today's episode of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron talks about what top scorers on both the SSAT and ISEE share in common. For More Information Visit: preppedandpolished.com. Enjoy, Thanks for Listening and remember at The Prepped and Polished Podcast, We Empower You to Take Control of Your Education!
Published 12/18/20
Episode 244: On today's episode of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, breaks down the different levels on the ISEE and how each level is structured. • Primary Level ISEE is for any student entering grades 2-4 • Lower Level ISEE is for any student entering grades 5-6 • Middle-Level ISEE is for any student entering grades 7-8 • Upper-Level ISEE is for any student entering grades 9-12 For More Information Visit: preppedandpolished.com. Enjoy, Thanks for Listening and remember at The Prepped...
Published 12/10/20
Episode 243: On today's episode of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron tells you what it takes to get a top score on the ACT exam. For More Information Visit: preppedandpolished.com. Enjoy, Thanks for Listening and remember at The Prepped and Polished Podcast, We Empower You to Take Control of Your Education!
Published 11/18/20
Episode 242: On today's episode of the Prepped and Polished Podcast, Aaron breaks down the different levels on the SSAT and how each level is structured: If you have a student who is in 3rd or 4th grade and looking to apply to 4th or 5th grade, they are going to take the elementary level of the SSAT. If you have a student who is in 5th, 6th, or 7th grade and looking to apply to 6th, 7th, or 8th grade, they are going to take the middle level of the SSAT. If you have a student who is in...
Published 11/11/20