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Are you ready for college? Shmoop provides all the prep you need to help get you there—from SAT to ACT to PSAT... and back again. Shmoop + you = success.
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- 00:01
Hi there - I’m David Siminoff and I’m the founder of Shmoop.
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Every student who goes on to college after high school has a chance to carve out an exceptional
- 00:08
life for himself. However, which college a student attends may
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go a long way to determining just how exceptional that life ultimately is. Graduate at the top
- 00:19
of their class from a well-respected school and the sky’s the limit...
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- 00:23
Graduate from a bottom-rung university or community college...
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And the closest they may ever be to attaining the title of CEO is to become Chief Elevator
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Operator. How much does 10% extra effort matter?
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The unfortunate thing is that, in reality, there is a very fine line between greatness
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and mediocrity.
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It isn’t always the brightest kids who go to the top universities. Often, it is simply
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those who are willing to work harder and put in the time required to give themselves a
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leg up. So... what’s it gonna be, Pip?
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As someone who has already gone through the whole rigmarole, YOU know the importance of
- 00:58
getting into a good college... but have you communicated that sense of importance to your
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students? If they fall short of their potential, is it going to be on your head?
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Is the prospect of going to college even something that is being encouraged by the parents of
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a given student? Everybody’s background is different – someone may be the first
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in their family with the opportunity to take that next step…
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Shmoop can help demonstrate to students how extra effort can equal a wealth of opportunities.
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If they understand how much better their life will be if they push hard to get into that
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dream school of theirs, maybe it won’t have to be such a dream after all.
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So… how can Shmoop help? We’re glad you asked. Shmoop isn’t just
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about pummeling your student with a barrage of study guides so they can scrape by on quizzes.
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We know that being prepared for college can help as much in the long run
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as being prepared for the real world itself. We offer PSAT prep,
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because everybody loves a national merit scholar. Not all students realize that this bad boy
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isn’t just practice for the SAT – there are plenty of sweet scholarships that can
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be nabbed by scoring through the roof on the PSAT.
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Earning scholarships can lessen the financial burden for them and their families, as well
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as make them appear much more attractive to colleges who are seeking the best and brightest.
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Then there is test prep for the SAT - or ACT prep for those of you also want to
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show off your mad science skills - so that college admissions offices will have
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the pants impressed off them when they see how your students’ scored.
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Aside from being able to show off some really big numbers,
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they can demonstrate to prospective colleges their willingness to study, which is sometimes
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more important to them than someone having a naturally brilliant noodle.
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These standardized tests assess more than just the ability to memorize facts.
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They can also tell a lot about a test-taker’s versatility, analytical skills and writing
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style. Shmoop offers extensive AP Exam prep
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so your students can start racking up college credit early.
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Taking APs is a must if they have any designs on attending an Ivy League school like Harvard.
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A top school will want to see that an incoming student has taken just about every AP under
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the sun – probably even Studio Art. On Shmoop, a student has access to topic reviews,
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practice drills and exams, test-taking tips and step-by-step guides.
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By the time they’ve gotten their fill of all the material on the site, AP might as
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well stand for Absolutely Perfect. And of course we at Shmoop recognize that
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we are now in a digital world, and there’s no turning back.
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So we offer Digital Literacy tools that will teach students to do more than just tweet,
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update their Facebook status and pin their favorite new mac n’ cheese
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recipe on Pinterest. They will learn how to protect their information,
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how to properly cite sources when writing a paper, and how to evaluate a website.
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We don’t currently offer a guide on how to hack into national security systems, but
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it may be coming in a future version. Your students want to do more than just eke
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their way into college. They want to be equipped with the tools
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to tear it up once they get there. The demands of the world have changed, and
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it’s up to you to hand your students the new playbook.
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