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How I Overcame Test Anxiety and Actionable Strategies High School Students Can Use to Ace Standardized Exams

How I Overcame Test Anxiety and Actionable Strategies High School Students Can Use to Ace Standardized Exams, by Dr. Shaan Patel. Photograph of students taking exams by Yustinus Tjiuwanda
Photograph by Yustinus Tjiuwanda

An expert weighs in on key strategies to help students prepare for — and excel at — important standardized exams such as the SAT and ACT

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

My Own Battle with Test Anxiety

My journey from an average SAT scorer to achieving a perfect score and eventually founding  has been both challenging and enlightening. Along this path, one of the most significant hurdles I faced was test anxiety — a common issue that many students encounter. Overcoming this barrier not only transformed

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