Category: ACT

Episode 7: Righting An Upside-down Philosophy

Episode 7: Righting An Upside-down Philosophy

Ted welcomes guest and friend Candice Frankel, a college counselor with 25 years of experience. Candice founded her… Continue Reading

Episode 6: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance, Pals

Episode 6: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance, Pals

Jordan Schanda, co-founder of ScholarPrep, joins Ted to discuss when and how students should begin to prepare for… Continue Reading

Episode 5: Gimme Shelter(ed Assets)

Episode 5: Gimme Shelter(ed Assets)

Chelsea Watkins, founder and CEO of College Application Training, joins Ted for a conversation about how families can… Continue Reading

Episode 4: Martha Marion’s Mathematic Mnemonics

Episode 4: Martha Marion’s Mathematic Mnemonics

Ted introduces Martha Marion: actor, writer, comedian, poet, and longest-tenured tutor at Ted’s company (take that Ryan!) Martha’s… Continue Reading

Episode 3: Decisions, Decisions

Episode 3: Decisions, Decisions

Episode 3 features guest Jacob Osborne, the newest member of the Tutor Ted test prep family. Jacob is… Continue Reading

Episode 2: Is All Fair In Love and Test Prep?

Episode 2: Is All Fair In Love and Test Prep?

Episode 2 asks whether, in a world where people with means so often have an advantage over others,… Continue Reading

Episode 1: By Default, This is Entertainment

Episode 1: By Default, This is Entertainment

In an episode of firsts, the premiere edition of Tutor Ted Talks College Admissions features the vocal renderings… Continue Reading

ACT Science—our first online adventure

ACT Science—our first online adventure

I’ve wanted to make an online course for years. Years and years, really. I remember having the idea… Continue Reading

How do you teach reading online?

How do you teach reading online?

As I prepared our Online ACT Course, the idea of teaching Reading online felt daunting. After all, in… Continue Reading

ACT Math—the challenge of depth and breadth

ACT Math—the challenge of depth and breadth

We discovered while we made our ACT Online Course that Math is a particularly interesting topic to try… Continue Reading