--- title: "Northern Ambitions: The Educational Support Blog" description: The official blog for North Star Tutors and Frontier Tutoring where we share a variety of college admissions, testing, and educational advice. Welcome! image: https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hubfs/Ad%20Image%20girl%20(3).png --- [![nst & ft logo.png sm](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hubfs/nst%20%26%20ft%20logo.png%20sm.png)](https://www.frontiertutoring.com) ![menu](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/7479797/menu.png) ![close_24px](https://7479797.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7479797/close_24px.svg) [Get Started Today!](https://www.frontiertutoring.com/academic-tutoring) ## Northern Ambitions: The Educational Support Blog Welcome to the official blog for North Star Tutors and Frontier Tutoring! We use this space to discuss current changes in the educational landscape, as well as provide college admissions and testing advice for students, parents, and educators.  All Post - [All Post](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com) - [Frontier Tutoring](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/frontier-tutoring) - [College Admissions](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/college-admissions) - [student advice](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/student-advice) - [Alaska](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/alaska) - [SATs](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/sats) - [Testing](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/testing) - [ACTs](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/acts) - [Policy](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/policy) - [Business](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/business) - [Tutoring](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/tutoring) - [AI](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/ai) - [College List](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/college-list) - [North Star Tutors](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/north-star-tutors) - [Press Release](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/press-release) - [how-to](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/how-to) - [11th Grade - Juniors](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/11th-grade-juniors) - [12th Grade - Seniors](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/12th-grade-seniors) - [Algebra 2](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/algebra-2) - [Case Study](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/case-study) - [Education](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/education) - [Grades](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/grades) - [Homeschooling](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/homeschooling) - [Math](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/math) - [stress](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/stress) Search ###### Subscribe for Updates ### Subscribe Here! 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But did... ![Sasha Addison](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/c739b683123a228ae1992c25c25ed4a6) [Sasha Addison](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/author/saddison) 01 August, 2025 [Read More](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/collegeadmissions/extracurriculars) [![How to Create A College List: A Five-Step Process](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hs-fs/hubfs/190619%20Building%20Your%20College%20List%20Post-1.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=190619%20Building%20Your%20College%20List%20Post-1.png)](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/collegeadmissions/building-a-college-list) [Alaska](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/alaska) [Frontier Tutoring](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/frontier-tutoring) [SATs](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/sats) [Testing](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/testing) [College Admissions](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/college-admissions) [College List](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/college-list) ###### [How to Create A College 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