How to Survive SAT/ACT Prep Without Burning Out 💡 (Self-Care Advice)

Preparing for the SAT or ACT is a long game — and most students burn out because they’re trying to sprint a marathon. If you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, or losing motivation, this video will help you reset, refocus, and protect your energy throughout test prep. 💡

In this video, I walk you through 3 essential mindset shifts and 3 simple habit changes that make SAT/ACT prep more sustainable, more productive, and less stressful.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Test Prep is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
02:43 - Mindset Shift #1: Treat it Like a "Class"
05:59 - Mindset Shift #2: Now is NOT Forever
07:47 - Mindset Shift #3: Plan Around Your Busy Periods
09:16 - Habit Shift #1: Schedule in Exercise
12:04 - Habit Shift #2: Treat Your Body Like a Temple
14:51 - Habit Shift #3: Sleep (no, really!)
17:28 - FREE Resources

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➡️ About Kristina Semos + Ivy Lounge Test Prep®

Kristina Semos graduated from Brown University Magna cum Laude in 2004, with a double degree in Music and Italian Studies.

However, don’t be fooled into thinking Kristina is skilled only in the humanities– she started as an Engineering concentrator at Brown with MIT as her back-up school. And her qualifications don’t stop there – Kristina has a long record of superlative academic achievement, including:

✔ Valedictorian of the Talented and Gifted Magnet High School in Dallas, TX, which has been ranked #1 public high school in the US countless times in Newsweek and US News.

✔ Broke the record for cumulative GPA with a 98.93.

✔ State AP Scholar for the state of Texas, with a dozen 5’s and a couple 4’s, breaking the record on that one, too.

✔ National AP Scholar

✔ National Merit Scholar

✔ 1st Place in the Mathematics Olympiad (Dallas-wide) 8 out of 9 years, breaking the record for cumulative performance.

✔ Top-ranked girl in the state of Texas in the Mathcounts Competition.

✔ Competed on the Texas team for the American Regional Mathematics League, a national math competition.

✔ Awards at the City, District, State and National levels for Piano, Flute, Voice, Computer Programming, and – of all things! – German Folk-Dancing.

✔ Early admission to Brown University, with MIT as her backup school.

✔ A sense of normalcy.

Kristina’s worked extensively with exclusive tutoring companies in NYC before starting her own in 2012, inspiring students around the globe to kill it in math and ace the SAT and ACT. She currently reaches students around the world exclusively via Zoom.

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