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Do Study Skills Coaching Programs Really Help Students Succeed?
When it comes to student success, many parents and educators ask, do study skills improve grades? The answer is more than just a simple yes or no. Academic success involves a combination of innate ability, motivation, and learned techniques. This is where study skills coaching programs, like those offered through Personalized Prep , can play a transformative role. Specifically, students who engage in academic tutoring K-12 Newport Beach programs often see measurable improvem
Oct 136 min read


What Subjects Do Personalized Prep Tutors Cover for High School Students?
High school students today face more academic pressure than ever before. With competitive college admissions, scholarship opportunities,...
Sep 156 min read


How Can One-on-One Tutoring Improve GPA for High School Students?
High school is one of the most challenging phases in a student’s academic journey. Between rigorous coursework, standardized tests,...
Sep 156 min read


Top 5 Hacks for the ACT!
By: Alena You During my experience as a tutor with the ACT, I have found that taking the ACT is not just a test of understanding content,...
Oct 20, 20222 min read


Mindset Tips to Learn More Effectively
We all know practice makes perfect. While it does take repetition to achieve and master a difficult skill, it is helpful to get into a...
Sep 12, 20222 min read


Taking Pride in Your Work
By: Celeste Calabrisi Today, everything is about oneself. Whether it be as simple as making sure you’re the best-looking person in the...
Jun 30, 20222 min read


How to be Successful without Really Trying - Study Strategies - Part 5: Repetition and Forgetting
By: Mason Weupe Now that we have strategies to record and review information, when should we? It is not good enough to study material one...
Jun 19, 20223 min read


How to be Successful without Really Trying - Study Strategies - Part 4: Active Recall
By: Mason Weupe Now to the juicy stuff. These next two installments will teach you techniques that may help you become a top student...
Jun 12, 20223 min read


How to be Successful without Really Trying - Study Strategies - Part 3: Note-taking and Note-logging
By: Mason Weupe Now that we have learned some techniques on how to prepare for class, how do we record information? Take that notebook or...
Jun 5, 20222 min read


How to be Successful without Really Trying - Study Strategies - Part 2: In-Class
By: Mason Weupe Welcome to the first installment of the series! Here we will learn some techniques to help us conquer the classroom. The...
May 29, 20222 min read


The Benefits of Journaling
By: Alena You Types of Journaling Many people journal for many different reasons. One type of journaling is a mind dump. When you...
May 28, 20223 min read


Becoming a Quick, Skilled Reader
By: Celeste Calabrisi Reading is such a difficult subject for some people. Reading can put some people in faraway worlds of varying...
May 26, 20224 min read


What to Do When You Feel Like Doing Nothing
By: Alena You As human beings, we are not always in a state of hustling and bustling. Sometimes, we just get tired. Have you ever had...
May 23, 20222 min read


How to be Successful Without Really Trying - Study Strategies - Part 1: Introduction
By: Mason Weupe Seven classes each day, two club meetings, three sporting events, and twelve assignments all to be completed by Friday…...
May 22, 20221 min read


At Home Habits for Success
By: Alena You As Martha Beck says, “How you do anything is how you do everything”, and this quote has stuck with me for quite some time...
May 16, 20222 min read


Balancing Classes and Extracurriculars
By: Alena You Balancing academics and extra-curricular activities can be difficult. When you have a commitment to go to school from 9 AM...
May 9, 20223 min read
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