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The Prep Report: 08/21/22
Week 9 of the Prep Report! Main Story: College App Deadlines ACT college prep SAT private tutoring college prep Newport beach laguna beach orange county
Aug 21, 20221 min read
Back-to-School Blog Giveaway!
Attention all students and parents! We are announcing our blog giveaway for this back-to-school season! To spread our study tips, important college/career planning information, and more, our blog was created so that students can learn more about how to prepare themselves for success! Here are the steps to enter the blog: 1. Login to www.personalizedprep.com/blog . 2. Sign up an account on our blog (could use Google/Facebook as well) 3. Comment on any blog you want to answer
Aug 18, 20221 min read
College Deadlines Approaching
As many students head back to school, it is important to look at important deadlines coming up in the future. It is important to not wait until the last minute for deadlines because that causes stress for students and parents. Here are some of the most important deadlines coming this fall. ACT Late registration for the September 10, 2022 ACT is still available. Late registration deadline is August 19, 2022. Keep an eye out for the deadlines of the October ACT because that i
Aug 16, 20222 min read
Top 25 Liberal Arts School to Consider
What is a liberal arts college? It is a college that puts an emphasis on degrees in liberal arts fields such as humanities and social sciences. It is common for liberal art schools to require students to take certain general education courses regardless of their major. For example, Pomona College requires students to take courses in anthropology, public policy analysis, or sociology in order to complete their Social Institutions and Human Behavior requirements. Differences of
Aug 14, 20222 min read
3 Awesome Spotify Playlists to Study With
Do you find it hard to sometimes concentrate when doing long hours of work or for a hard test? A huge solution that helps with this is listening to study music. Studies have shown that music has so many benefits when studying, but it has to be the right type of music. Below are the types of playlists that we love at Personalized Prep! Lo-Fi Study Playlist A newer genre of music that is good for studyi ng is lo-fi music. Also called “low fidelity music”, it is music that is p
Aug 10, 20221 min read
The Prep Report: 07/11/22
Week 7 of the Prep Report! Main Story: Don't forget to enjoy your summer!
Jul 11, 20221 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 group picture or as complicated as making a decision that will benefit only yourself, people tend to care only about their own well-being. Now, I will not go into whether this is the best kind of behavior. Rather, I am going to point out how school is typically where that behavior falls short. Students are often more concerned about their soci
Jun 30, 20222 min read
The Prep Report: 06/20/22
Week 6 of the Prep Report! Main Story: OC Kids' Fair
Jun 20, 20221 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 time and then never revisit the topic. Repetition is necessary for allowing the information to truly solidify in the mind. The technique I will introduce today is called spaced repetition. This is a well-researched concept that essentially says it is advantageous to memory if one reviews material on a semi-regular basis. For example, the ma
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 studying half as much as everyone else. I do not promise miracles, nor am I saying there will be no work involved, but if you are efficient with your studying, you will be surprised at how much you can learn with less time and effort. Before I continue, I must say everyone is unique and these techniques may not fully resonate with you. Like with
Jun 12, 20223 min read
The Prep Report: 06/06/22
Week 5 of The Prep Report! Main Story: Grad Gift Bags
Jun 6, 20221 min read
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