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REDUCING ANXIETY IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND STANDARDIZED TESTING NICK STANDLEA TEST PREP GURUS What do cows drink? Milk? Anxiety has been shown to improve GRE scores. Source: 2010, Harvard study on anxiety, Jeremy Jamieson I AM

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REDUCING ANXIETY IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND STANDARDIZED TESTING NICK STANDLEA TEST PREP GURUS

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What do cows drink? Milk?

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“Anxiety has been shown to improve GRE scores.”

Source: 2010, Harvard study on anxiety, Jeremy Jamieson

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“I AM EXCITED”

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AWARENESS TEST

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If we ranked schools by the number of applications they received in 2014, how many of the top 10 would be in California…

9.

*https://colleges.niche.com/rankings/most-applicants/

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PERFECT ACT SCORES, 2001-2016

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IT IS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO APPLY TO FEWER SELECTIVE COLLEGES

# of College Applications per Student 2013 Acceptance % 2014 Acceptance % 2015 Acceptance % 1-2 95% 97% 96% 3-5 82% 71% 98% 6-8 59% 58% 54% 9-10 53% 54% 54% 11-14 49% 44% 45% 15-18 n/a n/a 44% 19+ n/a n/a 31%

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~15%

University of Penn

vs

Penn State

Earnings Difference Between the Schools? *Source: Study by Stacy Dale and Alan Krueger

0%

Earnings Difference Between Students Accepted to Both Schools?

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GRIT:

Consistent pursuit of a long-term goal
Resilience in the face of setbacks
Learned Optimism

Better predictor than IQ or Family Income of:

West Point Graduates
National Spelling Bee Winners
Academic Performance in High School

Source: Angela Duckworth, University of Pennsylvania

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WHAT IS GROWTH MINDSET?

In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.

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