What is the difference between the SAT and the PSAT?
You must have heard about the SAT as well as PSAT. They seem quite similar, but what is the difference between them? Objective The first significant difference is the objective behind each test. You are highly encouraged to take the SAT to prepare for college admissions. The PSAT, while not required, is significant as you may be eligible for a National Merit Scholarship or recognition as a Semi-Finalist if taken in your junior year, which looks excellent on your college application! Dates The PSAT is only offered once during high school, in October of your… Continue Reading
Prayag Patel Excel’s Latest Perfect Scorer
An incoming senior at Cupertino High School, Prayag scored a perfect 36 on the ACT exam. In his preliminary perfect score questionnaire, Prayag explained all the ways that Excel’s classes and supplemental services helped make his perfect score possible. He admits early on to being unfamiliar with the college admissions exams, and he initially chose to take a course simply to get a feel for how they actually work. “I liked the balance between practice and teaching,” he notes when describing what he likes best about Excel’s approach. “I do not believe that I would… Continue Reading
Breaking Down Vocabulary
So you’ve been studying your vocabulary list for the last few weeks, and you’ve gotten the hang of it. You know definitions and you feel pretty comfortable about understanding the words in context, but what about the other hundreds of thousands of words in the English language? One thing that you can do to prepare yourself when you encounter the more remote words is learn to dissect words and figure out their meanings based on the roots. By dividing words into familiar parts, you can learn how to decode even the strangest vocabulary words. You… Continue Reading
EASY SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING 2022+
The College Board has introduced a new program that offers students a chance to be awarded College Board Opportunity Scholarships. It was designed to help guide students through the college-admissions processes and motivate them to tackle the intimidating obstacles in the journey. Students must follow 6 steps to qualify for a series of scholarships. Completing all 6 steps makes you eligible (note: scholarship(s) are not guaranteed) for a $40,000 scholarship on top of the smaller scholarships ranging from $500-$2,000 totaling $6,000. To qualify, you must complete the following 6 steps during your junior year of… Continue Reading