The EdisonOS Podcast

Insights and Strategies on Standardized tests to improve student's scores. Join us as we explore proven test prep methodologies through the eyes of top tutors, score improvement specialists, and industry leaders. Each week, we'll bring you in-depth interviews with experts from across the globe as they share their strategies for driving real score gains, navigating question quality standards, leveraging digital tools, and adapting to the evolving college admissions landscape. From mastering targeted skill development for student progress to keeping parents updated in test prep!

The EdisonOS Podcast is a education podcast hosted by EdisonOS, with 339 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #339

  Episode 339 | Gus Elmashni | Ivy Advantage | The EdisonOS Podcast

  Aug 12, 202625 minS1

  In this episode, Gus Elmashni, an experienced test prep coach, breaks down what families still get wrong about both the SAT and ACT, from not knowing the SAT is now digital and adaptive, to misunderstanding the test optional versus test required landscape, to assuming the SAT is still heavy on vocabulary the way it was decades ago. Drawing from his work with students in California, Gus explains why the ACT can be more unforgiving than the SAT because one weak section drags down the entire composite average, while the SAT's adaptive format still allows students to reach near 1400 even after missing several questions. He discusses his hybrid diagnostic exam, a custom mix of SAT and ACT sections paired with a self-reporting spreadsheet that generates a predicted score for both tests, and shares why data alone does not always determine the right choice, because sometimes a student's comfort level with the math and their gut feeling about the strategies matter just as much as the numbers.

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  Episode #338

  Episode 338 | Hannah Pinter | Impact Tutoring | The EdisonOS Podcast

  Aug 7, 202631 minS1

  In this episode, Hannah Pinter, founder of Impact Tutoring , shares how her belief in the zone of proximal development, the gap between what a student can do alone versus what they can do with the right guidance, shapes every session she runs, and why one on one tutoring creates the ideal environment for students to build not just academic skills but genuine confidence and intrinsic motivation. Drawing from her work with middle and high schoolers in the Seattle area, Hannah explains why she encourages virtual tutoring for SAT prep specifically, since the test is now digital and working online keeps students in the same interface they will see on test day. She discusses how many students arrive without the basic grammar foundation the SAT actually requires, why understanding sentence structure helps with both reading fluency and grammar questions, and shares her view that while AI can be useful for generating targeted practice problems and summarizing session notes, the accountability, back and forth conversation, and relational aspect of tutoring are things technology cannot replicate.

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  Episode #337

  Episode 337 | Lizz Wilson | Lizz Wilson Tutoring | Part 2 | The EdisonOS Podcast

  Jul 31, 202639 minS1

  In this episode, Lizz Wilson, an AP specialist in math and science, breaks down what separates students who score a five from those who just get by, pointing to early preparation starting around January, daily practice with flashcards, time management across multiple AP exams, and the habit of reviewing FRQ scoring guidelines to understand how graders think. She explains how to choose between AP Calculus AB and BC and AP Physics 1 and C based on a student's grade level, math foundation, future academic interests, and what their school actually offers. She shares her ideal four month prep roadmap, finishing content by mid March and spending the final six to eight weeks on practice tests at a pace of roughly one per week, and lays out a realistic crash course plan for students who come to her with only thirty days left, requiring at least two hours of daily prep, two weeks of focused content review, and two practice tests per week under real test conditions.

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  Episode #336

  Episode 336 | Arthur & Leigh Smith | Arthur Smith Advising | Part 2 | The EdisonOS Podcast

  Jul 30, 202647 minS1

  In this episode, Arthur Smith, founder of Arthur Smith Advising and former dean of admissions at Cornell University, and Leigh Smith, a test prep specialist with more than ten years of experience, break down two of the most misunderstood tools in a student's college prep journey, the PSAT and the AP exam. Arthur explains why AP courses signal ambition to admissions committees, why students who take the course should almost always take the exam, and why students at schools with fewer AP offerings should not panic but instead focus on excelling within what their school provides. Leigh clarifies that the P in PSAT stands for preliminary and not practice, walks through how the sophomore and junior year tests serve different purposes, and shares why tutors should be using a student's existing PSAT report as a diagnostic tool rather than immediately administering a separate practice test.

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  Episode #334

  Episode 334 | John Brown | PrepTopia Test Prep | Part 2 | The EdisonOS Podcast

  Jul 23, 202651 minS1

  In this episode, John Brown, founder of PrepTopia Test Prep , shares how the ACT's acquisition by ETS and the shift away from science as part of the composite score are two of the biggest changes most families are still catching up on, and why the wave of schools reinstating testing requirements signals that the test optional era may be winding down. Drawing from his experience of personally taking both the SAT and ACT in the same month, John explains why he still relies on a diagnostic first approach rather than defaulting to one test, steering students toward whichever test offers the most growth potential for them specifically. He discusses his hybrid model of one on one tutoring combined with group sessions and his hours of power format where students watch an expert break down the hardest questions live, his diagnose, target, drill, and retest loop, and why he advises most students to plan for two to three attempts, stopping when scores are no longer improving by at least thirty to fifty points.

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