Welcome to Ardiendo’s Blog

Blog posts with insights, guidance, and helpful information to answer the questions Google AI summary can’t quite answer.

Here, you’ll find advice on study strategies, navigating the ACT/SAT, and timely support on your journey to college.

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How to Choose Between the SAT & ACT

Learn the differences between the two tests and how to choose the one that actually fits your strengths, learning preferences, and goals.

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Unplanned Plans: My College Transfer Story

From the time I was in my upperclassman years in high school and throughout college, I was very often asked this dreaded question: What are you going to major in at college? It was a question that brought about anxiety and self-doubt. I had no idea. The pressure to have your entire educational and professional career planned out by the time you graduate high school is real. It’s easy to look around and see how everyone else (seemingly) has their life all figured out.

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