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Katherine Friedman

As the Program Co-Director at LA Tutors, Katherine is responsible for developing LA Tutors' curricula and contributes to the LA Tutors educational resources and blog. She has over ten years of classroom teaching experience in a variety of settings with diverse groups of learners: in the United States and internationally, special and general education, and public and private school. With a Masters degree in Education, she has been tutoring throughout her career and loves the opportunity to reach students in a one-on-one or small group setting. She began working as a test preparation tutor in graduate school and enjoys helping students build their understanding and confidence of standardized tests, including the ISEE, SAT, ACT, and CBEST.

Feb 06

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The Digital SAT Test-Taking Experience and Recent Practice Test Updates

By Katherine Friedman Accommodations, ACT, College Admissions, High School, Practice Tests, SAT, Study Skills, Test Prep

Unlike the ACT, which is in transition, the SAT has already gone fully digital. Fortunately, you can download the actual Bluebook app on which you will take the test and access free official practice tests with the same format and types of questions. On test day, you will either use your own device (with all…

Feb 04

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Paper or Digital ACT? Navigating the Digital ACT in a Time of Transition

By Katherine Friedman Accommodations, ACT, College Admissions, High School, SAT, Study Skills, Test Prep

While the SAT has already gone fully digital, the ACT is in the middle of its transition to digital testing. Starting this April (2025), test takers in the United States can choose to take the ACT on the computer or on paper. Both tests must be taken at a school or test center using the…

Jul 23

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Science Section No Longer Required! Big Changes Coming to the ACT

By Katherine Friedman ACT, College Admissions, High School, SAT, Test Prep

Throughout the years, the ACT has been the paragon of consistency. While the SAT went through multiple iterations—adding a Writing section and making it out of 2400, revamping the entire test and changing it back to 1600, making the Essay optional, dropping the Essay altogether, and then completely revamping it again with no essay and…

Jun 21

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The Ultimate Guide to the SSAT

By Katherine Friedman Elementary School, High School, Middle School, SSAT, Test Prep

Who takes the SSAT? The Secondary School Admissions Test (SSAT) is required for entry into some independent schools. While most independent day schools in Los Angeles use the ISEE (if they require an admissions test), many boarding schools and schools in other states require the SSAT, and some schools allow students to choose which test…

Jan 16

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Remote School vs Remote Learning

By Katherine Friedman Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Study Skills, Test Prep

Now that most of us are back to in-person school and events, I often hear parents say, “I’d like to have in-person tutoring sessions because online school didn’t work for my child.” Having experienced the challenges of Zoom kindergarten for my own daughter, I can relate. But having tutored multiple students online, I can also…