{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"A2 Achieve","home_page_url":"https://a2achieve.com","description":"A2 Achieve","author":{"name":"A2 Achieve"},"items":[{"id":"https://a2achieve.com/f/what-alabama-college-data-actually-tells-us","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/ea99875e-9707-41d2-8be5-76c0ee0e4a1a/A2%20Achieve%20Achieve%20Cheat%20Sheet%20for%20National%20P.jpeg\"/><p>If you’re the parent of a high school student in Alabama, you have probably heard some version of these statements:</p>","url":"https://a2achieve.com/f/what-alabama-college-data-actually-tells-us","title":"What Alabama College Data Actually Tells Us","summary":"If you’re the parent of a high school student in Alabama, you have probably heard some version of these statements:","date_modified":"2026-09-18T02:30:24Z"},{"id":"https://a2achieve.com/f/the-40-myth-%E2%80%94-and-the-b-student-myth-too","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/85867\"/><p>There are two statements I hear from families all the time, and interestingly, they are opposite sides of the exact same misunderstanding about college admissions.</p>","url":"https://a2achieve.com/f/the-40-myth-%E2%80%94-and-the-b-student-myth-too","title":"The 4.0 Myth — And the B-Student Myth, Too","summary":"There are two statements I hear from families all the time, and interestingly, they are opposite sides of the exact same misunderstanding about college admissions.","date_modified":"2026-09-15T22:28:17Z"},{"id":"https://a2achieve.com/f/case-study-alabama-the-psatnmsqt","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/1141\"/><p>Why Alabama’s National Merit PSAT Cutoff Dropped and What It Means for Students</p>","url":"https://a2achieve.com/f/case-study-alabama-the-psatnmsqt","title":"Case Study: Alabama & the PSAT/NMSQT","summary":"Why Alabama’s National Merit PSAT Cutoff Dropped and What It Means for Students","date_modified":"2026-09-13T18:43:49Z"},{"id":"https://a2achieve.com/f/act-or-sat-how-to-decide-which-test-is-right","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/Y8bZpRY\"/><p>One of the questions I hear all the time from parents is: “Should my student take the ACT or the SAT?”</p>","url":"https://a2achieve.com/f/act-or-sat-how-to-decide-which-test-is-right","title":"ACT or SAT? How to Decide Which Test Is Right","summary":"One of the questions I hear all the time from parents is: “Should my student take the ACT or the SAT?”","date_modified":"2026-09-13T18:29:24Z"},{"id":"https://a2achieve.com/f/psat-101-what-it-is-why-it-matters-and-who-should-prepare","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/r2KJ0z9\"/><p>Every fall, I hear parents and students talk about the PSAT like it’s just a practice SAT. And for some students, that is exactly what it is. But for others, especially high-achieving juniors, it can be much more importa...</p>","url":"https://a2achieve.com/f/psat-101-what-it-is-why-it-matters-and-who-should-prepare","title":"PSAT 101: What It Is, Why It Matters, and Who Should Prepare","summary":"Every fall, I hear parents and students talk about the PSAT like it’s just a practice SAT. And for some students, that is exactly what it is. But for others, especially high-achieving juniors, it can be much more importa...","date_modified":"2026-09-13T17:15:07Z"},{"id":"https://a2achieve.com/f/leadership-isnt-a-title-its-a-behavior","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/86626\"/><p>Last week, after our tennis clinic, one of my teammates stopped to ask me a really great question about leadership. </p>","url":"https://a2achieve.com/f/leadership-isnt-a-title-its-a-behavior","title":"Leadership isn't a title. It's a behavior. ","summary":"Last week, after our tennis clinic, one of my teammates stopped to ask me a really great question about leadership. ","date_modified":"2026-01-07T22:29:55Z"}]}