Practice Makes Excellent!
If you want to get better in math, then you’ve got to keep one thing in mind: practice makes excellent. Aside from absorbing information, one of the best characteristics of the human mind is that it can be trained to retain information. Sometimes, it’s not...
Ready for UPCAT! AHEAD Tutorial & Review Center Conducts Refresher Course at the MOA
AHEAD Tutorial & Review Center recently conducted an UPCAT Refresher Course aimed at refreshing the minds of students who took the UPCAT review last summer. Held last July 15, 2012 at 1 Esplanade, SM Mall of Asia Complex, it was attended by almost a thousand...
Help Your Child Create an SAT Study Plan
If you’re thinking of sending your child to college abroad, then it’s time to help him get started on his SAT review. The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is a standardized test taken by students who want to be admitted to colleges and universities in the United...
Test Your Subject Mastery
Want to make sure that you have completely understood a Math concept? Try explaining it! Solving a Math problem on paper is different from explaining it before a live audience. That’s because speaking in front of a group of people requires two types of...
Winners of AHEAD’s T-shirt Design Contest
How Kids Can Get Sleep Before The Big Exam
Going to sleep can be difficult especially when you are anxious about getting a good score for a test the next day. Whether it’s out of excitement or nervousness, your mind gets so busy thinking about the next day that your body tends to stay alert longer. Being...
You Can’t Teach What You Don’t Know
By instinct, you know when there’s something amiss with your child: the untouched meal, silence at the dining table, and the crumpled math test paper in the trash bin. Your child may be trying to hide his frustration, but you’ll find out soon enough that he’s having a...
Writing an Impressive College Application Essay
“Are there any significant experiences you have had, or accomplishments you have realized, that have helped define you as a person?” This is the essay question in the College Application of the Ateneo de Manila University this 2012. How do you best answer such as a...
Cool Sci-fi Words
Most sci-fi terms are real words used in the field of science. There is something fascinating about science fiction despite all the geeky terms. Some of those strange sounding words were made up by the authors. However, most are real words used in the field of...
When Are You Most Productive?
Do you notice that there are certain times of the day when you can just go on and on working on a paper or studying for an exam? There are also times when you just can’t focus, no matter how hard you try. Knowing your peak productive time will enable you to...