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What It Takes to Succeed in College

Freshman Fears Imagine stepping foot on a college campus for the first time. Maybe you don’t know where your classes are located, or perhaps you feel nervous about making new friends. It is normal to feel lost, both physically and emotionally. Luckily, three of our Tutor Zone instructors, Anumita Nag…

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UCs low-income representation

As California prepares to vote on the reinstatement of affirmative action in public colleges, a very valuable discussion is playing out about dismal racial representation in our schools that is particularly evident at UCs. And as we continue to analyze how we can combat this problem, it’s worth taking a…

TZ SAT/ACT Prep

The standardized ACT / SAT test can be of great importance during your child’s admission to college. Many children assume that they can go into a ACT / SAT test unprepared, but then realize that studying would have helped them do quite a bit better. Both the ACT and the…