“Test day jitters” manifests as “the problems were hard!” when what’s really going on is “I’m not quite as capable when I’m nervous / amped up / in the spotlight.”
The biggest barrier to addressing this issue is misunderstanding what’s really going on.
Every spring, we see the same pattern. February and March fly by with the end of winter and spring break, then suddenly it’s April and the rest of the year becomes a mad dash to the finish — including final exams and APs. It’s not that students suddenly stop caring....
**New:** Watch Wes's video breakdown of this post, or keep reading for the full analysis. Here's a question that matters more than most families realize: Should your kid prep for the SAT or the ACT? It doesn’t matter to the colleges: There are concordance tables that...
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