Description

Test-Prep Expert Dr. Kelly S. Frindell, Ph.D joins Ed to discuss why your teen should still take the SAT/ACT even though many colleges don’t require the test anymore. She enlightens us on how our Teens can use good test scores to get scholarships, create good study habits, manage test stress and be less afraid of math. For those considering sending their teen to boarding and private school, she tells us everything we need to know about the pros and cons and entrance exams

Key Takeaways

• About Dr. Kelly and her background in test prep. 
• Should your teen still take the SAT/ACTs? 
• It’s better to have something and not need it, than need it, and not have it. 
• You have to know math, grammar, and more. 
• Test prep is helping teens fill in the gaps that they’ve missed while away due to COVID.
• What is Dr. Kelly’s approach to test prep?
• The only way to get better at test prep/test patterns is by seeing them a lot. 
• Should kids study with music? Does it make it easier to remember? 
• How long should your teen study for? 
• Why do some students struggle so hard with studying? 
• When kids fail, they can have some negative self-talk around it. It’s important to stop this in the tracks. 
• What’s the ideal age to work with someone like Dr. Kelly?

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Resources

Inhousetestprep.com

Dr. Kelly on LinkedIn

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kellyfrindell

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellyfrindell/

Expert guest was booked via The Expert Bookers: www.expertbookers.com 

Quotes:

“It’s better to have something and not need it, than need it, and not have it.” 

“People think everything rides on this test. It doesn’t.” 

“Test prep is just pattern recognition. There are patterns on these tests and that’s why they’re coachable.”