Student life can be very challenging. Between sports, music, clubs, and school work, it becomes difficult to manage everything and often, students get overwhelmed. The last thing they need with all of that pressure is the added stress that comes with taking the ACT and SAT. Luckily for these high schoolers, there is a very…
DetailsMy AP Calculus Success Story My name is Andrew Song. I am 16 years old and a junior at St. Charles East high school. This is my AP Calculus success story with Learning Ascent. My father always told me that “failing to prepare is preparing to fail”. The summer going into my junior year of…
DetailsHow does the AP Class advance your student’s academic career? Your child has been working hard all year in an AP class. They have been experiencing college level academics, but what does this mean for them? Can they use these classes to earn college credit? Can they earn awards or scholarships? The answer to both…
DetailsStudent attitude and involvement in the college prep process has a major impact on their success. If a student is physically present, but mentally or emotionally absent, they may not see any progression in their test score results. Likewise, a negative attitude can be a real nail in the coffin for college prep success. Therefore, students taking the ACT…
DetailsDive Into Summer Learning with Learning Ascent! Does your student love learning about dinosaurs and airplanes, building Lego models, and doing cool science experiments? Would you like them to make scholastic advances this summer? Perhaps you want them to start learning a language? Would you like to see them hone their math, reading, and…
DetailsApplying for schools is a process of elimination. Schools that you have minimal interest in are automatically placed at the bottom of your list. Something that is not widely known however, is that while you are showing interest in some schools these schools are demonstrating interest in you as well. This “Demonstrated Interest” is usually…
DetailsScience, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) are ever-changing fields of study. One thing, however, has remained the same for far too long. Women make up the minority in the STEM industry; for example, a study done in 2016 by the National Science Foundation estimated that only 15% of engineers were female. Even in 2019, there…
DetailsWith the end of 8th grade looming for most students, the initial thought is summer! Summer can’t come fast enough for most students. However, the summer after 8th grade is an important one. This summer marks the transition into high school. High school can be daunting to most incoming freshman. The perks that seem to…
DetailsIf you have seen any of the hit TV show “Stranger Things”, you know that it all began with four boys playing the tabletop roleplaying game “Dungeons and Dragons.” “D and D”, as it is more affectionately known, is a tabletop roleplaying game that allows players to interact with each other in a fictional narrative. …
DetailsThe ACT writing sections is a unique portion of the test. It is scored differently than the other sections and makes the test longer. In the additional 40 minutes, students will write an original essay that will be graded on a scale from 2-12. Based on this scale, the average score for this section is…
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