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Kindergarten Sight Words You Can Teach Your Kids at Home

Kindergarten sight words are the basic building blocks toward reading. As adults with years and years of experience reading, we no longer have to sound out words. Words do not even need to be spelled correctly and we can still read and understand! Take this famous example often shown in psychology classes: This is pretty …

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Crazy Scholarship Money from PSAT

“How will I ever pay for college?” It’s a question on the minds of most students and their parents. Imagine if you could earn well-respected recognition to highlight your college entrance application? + monetary rewards just for performing well on one test that takes under 2.5 hours? And might I add that this test could …

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EP030: How to Get in to Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley or Yale Ft. Marcella De Laurentiis

Episode 030: How to Get in to Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley or Yale Ft. Marcella De Laurentiis Featuring: Marcella De Laurentiis, College Admissions Specialist Mentor Bio: Marcella started her career working in the admissions office at the University of Chicago, her alma mater. Later, she joined UC Berkeley’s Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology program— an elite program …

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EP028: How to Become an Engineer ft. Drew and Angela Munson

Episode 28: How to Become an Engineer ft. Drew & Angela Munson Featuring: Drew & Angela Munson, Material Science Engineers. Mentor Bio: Angela Munson grew up in Toledo, Ohio and got her bachelor’s degree in materials science and engineering from THE Ohio State University. By far the coolest thing she’s done is leaving her home …

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EP027: Private Scholarships Ft. Matthew Einsohn

Episode 27: Private Scholarships Ft. Matthew Einsohn! Mentor Bio: Matthew Einsohn, MA, is an Educational Consultant with extensive years working and managing the admissions office for a Private University. Matthew came from limited means, below average grades, along with no athletic ability to give him a full ride. The only offer from financial aid were …

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EP024: Internships and International Studies Ft. Shirah Foy

Episode 024: Internships and International Studies Ft. Shirah Foy Featuring: Shirah Foy, Management Consultant Mentor Bio: Shirah is an interdisciplinary social scientist, entrepreneur, and startup mentor who has studied and worked on 5 continents, traveled in more than 50 countries, and can communicate to varying degrees in 12 languages. She is currently a PhD Candidate …

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EP023: Special Parent’s Edition Ft. Mentors from MIT / NYU Stern

Episode 23: Special Parent’s Edition Ft. Mentors from MIT / NYU Stern Featuring: Danielle Espinosa (MIT) & Gabriel Mejia Ruiz (NYU Stern) Mentor Bios: In this special episode, the PARENTS of the Student-Tutor Mastermind members get to ask their burning questions and get advice from tutors with ELITE college experience! Danielle is a prior MIT …

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