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ACT or SAT: Which Test Is Right for You?
- October 2, 2019 9:41 am·
At Academic Approach, we work with families and schools across Chicagoland to support students from all backgrounds to grow scores, skills, and confidence both on and…
Academic Approach: Beginnings
- September 30, 2019 10:47 am·
Academic Approach: Beginnings I founded Academic Approach in Chicago in 2001, but the story begins in 1996 in New York City when I was earning…
Better Magazine’s 2019 Faces of Chicago
- September 17, 2019 2:23 pm·
Every spring, every year, high school juniors — like Shakespeare’s Hamlet — face an existential moment: to ACT or to SAT? That is the question.…
The PSAT/NMSQT: Its Purpose & Benefits
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- October 9, 2018 5:42 pm·
The following is a repost of an essay written by our founder, Matthew Pietrafetta, for the blog last year. As the 2018 PSAT/NMSQT is just…
Communicating with Students About the PSAT/NMSQT
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- October 3, 2018 2:56 pm·
As high school teachers and administrators, you understand the importance the PSAT/NMSQT. As standardized test experts, we also get it. Students, however, have widely varying…
The History of Academic Approach
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- August 20, 2018 7:21 pm·
In the Beginning The Academic Approach story begins with its founder, Matthew Pietrafetta, as a PhD candidate and instructor at Columbia University in New York…
The SAT & ACT Essays: Sometimes a Requirement, Always an Opportunity
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- August 7, 2018 7:26 pm·
“Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.“ At Academic Approach, we get asked all the time, “is…
College Readiness Summer Seminar
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- July 25, 2018 7:16 pm·
Many students struggle to find productive ways to fill the summer. For the past four years, Academic Approach has provided Chicago students a way to…
Should I Retake the SAT or ACT?
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- June 20, 2018 3:50 pm·
After students and families anxiously log in to their ACT and College Board accounts on score release day, the first question many will ask is…
Summer Learning and Tutoring
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- May 31, 2018 2:39 pm·
Summer Learning Happens So Fast Summer is nearly here and, as students get through their finals and AP tests, it can be hard to convince…
Incorporating and Adapting to Inquiry-Based Instruction
- May 31, 2018 2:29 pm·
Researchers and educators have long emphasized the importance and value of engaging students in the authentic practices of the discipline they study (e.g. Edelson, 1998).…
SAT Scores: What Teachers Can Do After Test Day
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- May 9, 2018 6:35 pm·
In Illinois, Michigan, and across the country, students and educators had been preparing for months to get ready for one day: April 10, the SAT…
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