--- title: "Northern Ambitions: The Educational Support Blog | student advice" description: student advice | The official blog for North Star Tutors and Frontier Tutoring where we share a variety of college admissions, testing, and educational advice. 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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) [![Prevent Your Essay from Being Mistaken for AI: A Student’s Guide](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Superscoring%20blog%20graphic.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=Copy%20of%20Superscoring%20blog%20graphic.png)](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/ai-and-education/avoid-essay-flagged-as-ai) [student advice](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/student-advice) [how-to](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/how-to) [Alaska](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/alaska) [Frontier Tutoring](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/frontier-tutoring) [AI](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/ai) ###### [Prevent Your Essay from Being Mistaken for AI: A Student’s Guide](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/ai-and-education/avoid-essay-flagged-as-ai) In today's academic world, the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT and others has created new... ![Zachary Mason](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/95a6b743f3a1ceb1409544fcb2138646) [Zachary Mason](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/author/zachary-mason) 29 April, 2025 [Read More](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/ai-and-education/avoid-essay-flagged-as-ai) [![Do the SAT and ACT Still Matter in 2025?](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SAT%20ACT%20Still%20Matter%20blog%20banner.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=SAT%20ACT%20Still%20Matter%20blog%20banner.png)](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/sat-act-still-worth-it-2025) [student advice](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/student-advice) [Frontier Tutoring](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/frontier-tutoring) [SATs](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/sats) [ACTs](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/acts) [Testing](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/testing) [College Admissions](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/college-admissions) ###### [Do the SAT and ACT Still Matter in 2025?](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/sat-act-still-worth-it-2025) If you’re a high school student or a parent navigating the college admissions maze in 2025, you’ve... ![Frontier Tutoring](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hubfs/Frontier_logo_white-outline_gradient-no%20service%20110px-Jan-09-2024-04-19-09-9808-AM.png) [Frontier Tutoring](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/author/frontier-tutoring) 25 April, 2025 [Read More](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/sat-act-still-worth-it-2025) [![How Much Can SAT/ACT Prep Help? 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Every four-year college in the... ![Frontier Tutoring](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hubfs/Frontier_logo_white-outline_gradient-no%20service%20110px-Jan-09-2024-04-19-09-9808-AM.png) [Frontier Tutoring](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/author/frontier-tutoring) 31 March, 2025 [Read More](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/testing/sat-vs-act-which-test-2025) [![Everything You Need to Know About the New Digital SAT](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hs-fs/hubfs/When%20do%20you%20take%20the%20SATs%20(1)-1.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=When%20do%20you%20take%20the%20SATs%20(1)-1.png)](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/testing/digital-sat-what-to-know-2025) [student advice](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/student-advice) [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) ###### [Everything You Need to Know About the New Digital SAT](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/testing/digital-sat-what-to-know-2025) The SAT has been a cornerstone of college admissions for decades, but as education evolves, so does... ![Frontier Tutoring](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hubfs/Frontier_logo_white-outline_gradient-no%20service%20110px-Jan-09-2024-04-19-09-9808-AM.png) [Frontier Tutoring](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/author/frontier-tutoring) 07 February, 2025 [Read More](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/testing/digital-sat-what-to-know-2025) [1](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com) [2](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/student-advice/page/2) [![nst white & ft logo](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hubfs/nst%20white%20%26%20ft%20logo.png)](https://www.hubspot.com/) North Star Tutors and Frontier Tutoring are committed to providing Alaskan students with one-on-one instruction to support their educational journey. 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