Welcome to Ardiendo’s Blog

Blog posts with insights, guidance, and helpful information to answer the questions Google AI summary can’t quite answer.

Here, you’ll find advice on study strategies, navigating the ACT/SAT, and timely support on your journey to college.

Photo of Ardiendo Director and Test Prep Coach, Sierra, teaching at the front of a classroom in front of a white board with three students sitting in a row in front of her at desks.

How to Choose Between the SAT & ACT

Learn the differences between the two tests and how to choose the one that actually fits your strengths, learning preferences, and goals.

Emily Woo Emily Woo

Confidence in Failures

I’ve always dreamt of being a confident person in every aspect of my life but never thought it was possible. However, living with the growth mindset for the past year has gradually changed my life. What other people say about who I am doesn’t affect what I believe about myself anymore…

Read More
Ardiendo Learning Ardiendo Learning

Wellness during the Quarantine

None of this is easy as we are all experiencing a global pandemic for the first time. Regardless of your situation, we want to try and support you the best way we can and share some ways that we’ve prioritized our mental and physical health during this season. You can pick and choose what works for you, but here’s what has been working for me and a few of our coaches.

Read More
Rebecca Soto Rebecca Soto

Unplanned Plans: My College Transfer Story

From the time I was in my upperclassman years in high school and throughout college, I was very often asked this dreaded question: What are you going to major in at college? It was a question that brought about anxiety and self-doubt. I had no idea. The pressure to have your entire educational and professional career planned out by the time you graduate high school is real. It’s easy to look around and see how everyone else (seemingly) has their life all figured out.

Read More

Start your personalized academic journey.

Learn more about our different programs and how we can help you become a lifelong learner.