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🎉🎓 We couldn't be more thrilled to announce the college acceptances of Private Prep’s amazing Class of 2026! 🎉💙 Their commitment to excellence, intellectual curiosity, maturity, and self-awareness has been truly inspiring to us. While there are plenty of splashy names on our college list this year (Brown, Columbia, MIT, and Yale, to name a few), we are BURSTING with pride that our students were able to see beyond the noise and make decisions that were truly based on their interests and goals, not just rankings or a bumper sticker. Whether that meant prioritizing proximity to the best political internships or choosing an art school over an Ivy, our students made choices authentic to them. Check out the link below to see a (mostly) complete list of where our students are going to college this year!⁠
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https://privateprep.com/blog/college-admissions-blog/class-of-2026-college-admissions/

🎓️ Transitioning to college life is a big change for most high schoolers! The good news is that there are skills they can learn at home to prepare for their new independence and responsibilities. After all, the less time they have to spend figuring out how laundry works, the more time they can spend enjoying the full university experience!

🎓️ Swipe for a preview of our complimentary college transitions checklists, and click on the link below to download the full set of checklists and ensure your teen is ready to get the most out of college life!
https://privateprep.com/college-transitions-download/

SAT registration is now open through the end of 2026! Test centers can fill up quickly, so we recommend that you register well in advance of any test dates you're considering.⁠
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Pro tip: when registering, only complete the required questions and leave all non-required questions blank. ⁠
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Contact us to discover how we can help with your SAT prep! https://privateprep.com/contact/

🎉💪 At Private Prep, we believe that every child has the potential to thrive, and it’s our mission to provide them with the guidance they need to make that happen. Whether it’s helping them hone their application essays, unlocking their hidden talents, or talking them through what their dream college is looking for, we’re here to support our students every step of the way. And when we hear that our hard work has paid off and made a real difference in the lives of our students and their families, it just makes our day! 🥰

We know it’s tempting to prep for finals by pulling consecutive all-nighters, but before you start loading up on Red Bull, consider making it an early night and heading to bed instead. While that may seem counterproductive, the science actually backs us up here: brains (even the brains of young people with lots of energy) need sleep in order to function properly. Check out our blog to learn more: https://privateprep.com/blog/sleep-study-hack/

ACT registration for the 2026–2027 school year is now open! Test centers can fill up quickly, so we recommend that you register well in advance of any test dates you're considering.⁠ Note that in 2027, July testing will be available in New York, where it has historically not been offered.
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Pro tip: when registering, only complete the required questions and leave all non-required questions blank. ⁠
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Contact us to discover how we can help with your ACT prep! https://privateprep.com/contact/

Florida State University has announced that they have added an Early Decision option for this coming application cycle, with a deadline of October 15th. This is a game-changer for students who truly want FSU as their first choice!⁠
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🏫🌱 Just as the EA/ED process has deferrals, Regular Decision has its own version of admissions purgatory: the waitlist. Being waitlisted is different from being deferred; if you have been waitlisted, the school is essentially saying that you met all qualifications, and they’d be thrilled to have you…there just isn’t any space (yet).⁠
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🏫🌱 So what’s a waitlistee to do? Swipe for our top tips for waitlisted students, and head to our blog for more guidance: https://privateprep.com/blog/so-youve-been-waitlisted/

🍎 At the end of the school year, you have to plan for the inevitable! Rather than scrambling to study everything a few days before the final exam, start preparing now. Research shows that engaging with new material regularly increases retention by about 50%! That means that starting your prep now means that there will be a LOT less work to do when the test rolls around.⁠
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🍎 If you don’t already have a set of ongoing review habits, here are three steps to get you started. Swipe to see the quick hits, and head to our blog for more!⁠
https://privateprep.com/blog/executive-functioning/final-exam-prep-starts-with-these-3-steps/

📑 It’s a well-documented fact that we need to be exposed to an idea numerous times before we can truly internalize it. For instance, did you know it can take up to 40 exposures to a new word before we can successfully integrate it into our vocabulary?!⁠
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📑 The earlier you begin exposing yourself to test material, the better it will sink in before the big exam. Discover how to study effectively with our 2026 finals strategy guide!⁠

Check out our blog for more details: https://privateprep.com/blog/executive-functioning/finals-study-strategy-guide/