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Exam prep you can listen to. Each episode of The Alo Academy Podcast walks through one Alo Academy study guide: what is on the exam, how it is scored, how to plan your prep, and the test-taking skills that move scores. Hosts Nora and Ben cover the SAT, ACT, MCAT, DAT, LSAT, NAPLEX, NCLEX, USMLE, COMLEX, shelf exams and specialty boards in plain words, and they stick to what the guide says. Free practice questions at aloacademy.ai.

  1. 9h ago

    ACLS Algorithms: Every Branch Explained

    Nora and Ben walk through the Alo Academy guide to ACLS algorithms, reframing all four branches as four sorting questions instead of memorized pictures. The episode covers cardiac arrest, tachycardia, bradycardia, and post ROSC care, highlighting the common traps that trip up exam takers and real codes alike. It helps students preparing for ACLS certification or recertification exams. Key takeaways:- Always check for a pulse first, since no pulse means cardiac arrest algorithm regardless of monitor rhythm.- In cardiac arrest give epinephrine early for non shockable rhythms but wait until after the second shock for shockable rhythms.- Use the patient's recent history to narrow the H's and T's instead of reciting all ten causes during a code.- For tachycardia, check stable versus unstable before wide versus narrow, since unstable means cardioversion not drugs.- Rate alone rarely causes instability above about 150, so look for another cause if the rate is below that.- In bradycardia, check airway and oxygenation before giving atropine, since hypoxia itself causes bradycardia. Read the full article: https://aloacademy.ai/blog/acls-algorithms Free practice questions: https://aloacademy.ai/ecg-practice Test-taking courses: https://aloacademy.ai/coursesMembership and founding offer: https://aloacademy.ai/membership Keywords: acls algorithms, cardiac arrest algorithm, acls tachycardia, acls bradycardia, post rosc care, shockable rhythm, synchronized cardioversion, adenosine dosing, h's and t's, acls exam prep, pulseless electrical activity, acls recertification For exam preparation and education only. Alo Academy is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any testing organization. Check official exam policies with the organization that runs your exam. #testprep #examprep #aloacademy #acls #nursing #paramedic #resuscitation #nclex

  2. 16h ago

    The Digital SAT Format in 2026: Sections, Timing and Adaptive Modules

    Nora and Ben break down the structure of the 2026 digital SAT, covering the Bluebook app, the two timed sections, module timing, and how multistage adaptive testing actually works. This helps students preparing for the digital SAT understand the exact format and build a realistic practice plan before test day. Key takeaways:- Know the digital SAT has 98 total questions, 54 in Reading and Writing and 44 in Math, across 134 minutes.- Once a module timer ends you cannot go back, so answer every question before time runs out since there is no guessing penalty.- A harder second module usually means you did well on module one, so do not panic if it feels tougher.- Protect your accuracy in module one specifically, since it determines routing to the easier or harder second module.- Practice using the built in Bluebook graphing calculator before test day for topics like systems of equations and quadratics.- Download Bluebook early and use College Board's official practice tests since they run the real adaptive format. Read the full article: https://aloacademy.ai/blog/digital-sat-format Free practice questions: https://aloacademy.ai/sat Test-taking courses: https://aloacademy.ai/coursesMembership and founding offer: https://aloacademy.ai/membership Keywords: digital sat format, bluebook app, sat adaptive testing, sat module timing, sat reading and writing domains, sat math domains, sat pacing practice, sat 2026 changes, sat timing breakdown, sat test day tools For exam preparation and education only. Alo Academy is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any testing organization. Check official exam policies with the organization that runs your exam. #testprep #examprep #aloacademy #digitalsat #bluebook #satprep #adaptivetesting

  3. 1d ago

    Test-Taking Strategies: How to Pace a Full Section

    Kayla and Marcus explain how Alo Academy's AI analysis times each SAT or ACT question individually and uses a late fade report to show whether students rush the finish, run out of stamina, or warm up slowly. This helps SAT and ACT students figure out the real reason their accuracy drops late in a section instead of just blaming the test. Key takeaways:- The report times each question from when it appears to when you commit an answer, called time to answer.- Your block gets split at your own median time to check if fast answers are wrong, which signals rushing, or slow answers are still wrong, which signals over-deliberating.- The report tracks your first pick versus your final answer to show if answer changes help or hurt you, so only change an answer for a real reason, not a feeling.- Questions get split into thirds in the order you worked them to reveal late fade by comparing first third accuracy to last third accuracy.- If you speed up but accuracy drops that's rushing the finish, if you slow down and still miss more that's stamina, and if accuracy climbs it suggests doing a few warm-up questions before the real block.- Second guessing tracks questions you rework two or three times as its own group, separate from single answer changes. SAT and ACT prep on Alo Academy: https://aloacademy.ai/highschool Free SAT practice questions: https://aloacademy.ai/sat Invite friends, get 2 months free: https://aloacademy.ai/free Affiliate terms: https://aloacademy.ai/affiliates/terms Free ACT practice questions: https://aloacademy.ai/act Test-taking courses: https://aloacademy.ai/coursesMembership and founding offer: https://aloacademy.ai/membership Keywords: sat pacing, act pacing, late fade report, time to answer sat, rushing the finish, test stamina act, sat section timing, answer changing strategy sat, alo academy practice, sat accuracy by topic, act warm up questions, second guessing test answers Kayla and Marcus are fictional characters voiced by AI for this episode. They are not real students. Every feature they describe is real. Earnings examples are examples only; most members earn less. Students under 18 need a parent to set up payouts. For exam preparation and education only; Alo Academy is not affiliated with or endorsed by any testing organization. #testprep #examprep #aloacademy #satprep #actprep #testpacing #studystrategy

  4. 1d ago

    GRE Practice Questions by Subject: Verbal, Quant and Writing

    Nora explains how to practice the GRE one subject at a time, covering common traps in verbal, the quantitative comparison habit that prevents guessing errors, and why writing practice matters even though students often skip it. This helps GRE test takers build a baseline, rank their weak subjects, and structure a study plan using Alo Academy's practice questions and post block analysis. Key takeaways:- When practicing reading comprehension, watch for answers that sound true in real life but are not supported by the passage.- Predict the meaning of a text completion blank yourself before looking at the answer choices.- For sentence equivalence, check that both chosen words fit the sentence context, not just that they match each other as synonyms.- For every quantitative comparison question, test a positive number, a negative number, one, and a fraction before choosing an answer.- Write several timed essays before test day and check that every paragraph supports your thesis.- Start with a baseline official practice test, rank your subjects weakest to strongest, then drill weak areas in sets of ten to twenty questions and review every explanation. Read the full article: https://aloacademy.ai/blog/gre-practice-questions-by-subject Free practice questions: https://aloacademy.ai/gre-practice-questions Test-taking courses: https://aloacademy.ai/coursesMembership and founding offer: https://aloacademy.ai/membership Keywords: gre practice questions, gre verbal reasoning, gre quantitative comparison, gre text completion, gre sentence equivalence, gre analytical writing, gre study plan, gre quant practice, ets gre practice test, gre by subject For exam preparation and education only. Alo Academy is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any testing organization. Check official exam policies with the organization that runs your exam. #testprep #examprep #aloacademy #gre #gretest #gradschool #verbalreasoning

  5. 2d ago

    How to Study for the MCAT: A Study Plan and Schedule That Survives Contact With Your Semester

    Nora and Ben break down the Alo Academy guide to building an MCAT study schedule around a diagnostic score and real weekly hours, covering the three study phases and two sample schedules for six month and ten week prep. The episode helps students adjust when practice scores stall or life gets in the way, and explains what to cut first when time runs short. Key takeaways:- Take a full length AAMC diagnostic before any content review to find your real starting point.- Cap content review to roughly the first third of your calendar and pair every session with same day practice questions.- Shift to practice questions as the main activity from the middle third of your plan onward, using content review only to fix misses.- Practice CARS daily instead of in big weekend batches since the reading skill decays within about a week.- Space full length exams about a week apart in the final third and review each one for as long as it took to take.- If one section stalls for a month, check your last twenty missed questions to see if you can explain in one line why the answer is correct. Read the full article: https://aloacademy.ai/blog/mcat-study-schedule Free practice questions: https://aloacademy.ai/mcat-chemphys Test-taking courses: https://aloacademy.ai/coursesMembership and founding offer: https://aloacademy.ai/membership Keywords: mcat study plan, mcat schedule, mcat diagnostic score, mcat content review, mcat practice questions, cars mcat practice, mcat full length exams, ten week mcat plan, six month mcat plan, mcat study schedule tips For exam preparation and education only. Alo Academy is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any testing organization. Check official exam policies with the organization that runs your exam. #testprep #examprep #aloacademy #mcat #premed #studyplan #mcatprep

  6. 2d ago

    How to Study for the LSAT: A Plan Built Around a Diagnostic, Not a Book

    Nora and Ben break down the Alo Academy guide to studying for the LSAT, explaining why a real timed diagnostic should come before any prep book. They cover the 2024 exam changes, a month by month study timeline, and how to review misses in Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension, helping students build a study plan based on actual data instead of guesswork. Key takeaways:- Sit a real, official, timed LSAT diagnostic from LSAC LawHub before reading any strategy book.- Use your diagnostic to find three numbers: starting score, gap to your target schools median, and your split between Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension.- Know that Logic Games was removed from the scored exam in August 2024, leaving only Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension, with scoring still 120 to 180.- At three months out, do untimed practice in your weaker section before adding timed sections, since accuracy should come before speed.- Keep a wrong answer log noting the question type and the real reason the credited answer wins, never just write careless.- In your final month, take one or two full timed exams per week and spend equal time reviewing each one as it took to sit it. Read the full article: https://aloacademy.ai/blog/how-to-study-for-the-lsat Free practice questions: https://aloacademy.ai/lsat-logical-reasoning Test-taking courses: https://aloacademy.ai/coursesMembership and founding offer: https://aloacademy.ai/membership Keywords: lsat study plan, lsat diagnostic test, lsat 2024 changes, logical reasoning review, reading comprehension lsat, lsat wrong answer log, lsat timeline, lsat logic games removed, lsat score range, how to study for lsat For exam preparation and education only. Alo Academy is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any testing organization. Check official exam policies with the organization that runs your exam. #testprep #examprep #aloacademy #lsat #lawschool #lsatprep #studytips

  7. 3d ago

    How to Use an ACT Question Bank Properly

    Nora explains the Alo Academy ACT question bank built for the 2025 enhanced exam, covering what the English, Math, Reading, and Science sections test and how the free taster, timed drills, and retake tools work. This helps high schoolers preparing for the shorter, four-option-math version of the ACT figure out how to practice efficiently and track their mistakes. Key takeaways:- Work untimed first and stay untimed until your miss rate settles down before timing yourself.- After untimed practice, sit an official ACT timed section to install real pacing, then bring what it exposed back into the bank.- After a graded run, rerun just your missed questions, your flip-flopped answers, your slowest ten percent, or a mixed set of tough questions.- Read the explanation on every question, even ones you got right, to catch right-answer-for-the-wrong-reason mistakes.- Keep a one-line error log per miss noting the section, what you picked, and the real reason, then review it weekly.- Try the first ten questions of a bank for free with no card, then unlock ten more by entering your email. Open the bank: https://aloacademy.ai/act Free practice questions: https://aloacademy.ai/act Test-taking courses: https://aloacademy.ai/coursesMembership and founding offer: https://aloacademy.ai/membership Keywords: act question bank, act 2025 changes, act math four answer choices, act science optional, act pacing practice, act english practice, act reading practice, act error log, act timed practice, alo academy act, act composite score For exam preparation and education only. Alo Academy is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any testing organization. Check official exam policies with the organization that runs your exam. #testprep #examprep #aloacademy #actprep #actbank #standardizedtesting

  8. 3d ago

    LSAT Practice Questions: Free to Start, Fully Explained

    Nora and Ben break down what separates LSAT practice questions that actually improve your score from ones that waste your time, using the Alo Academy guide on logical reasoning and reading comprehension drills. They cover how to review a question set, how many questions you really need, and where to find free questions. This helps LSAT students build a smarter practice routine instead of just grinding volume. Key takeaways:- Do practice sets untimed first so you build accuracy before adding speed.- Mark your confidence level on each question before checking answers to spot knowledge gaps versus nerve problems.- Review every question including ones you got right, especially if you guessed between two answers.- Write one sentence explaining your reasoning error for every missed question to find repeating patterns.- Focus more volume on logical reasoning since two of three scored sections are logical reasoning as of August 2024.- Drill one question type at a time early on, then switch to mixed practice once accuracy is even across types. Read the full article: https://aloacademy.ai/blog/lsat-practice-questions Free practice questions: https://aloacademy.ai/lsat-logical-reasoning Test-taking courses: https://aloacademy.ai/coursesMembership and founding offer: https://aloacademy.ai/membership Keywords: lsat practice questions, free lsat questions, logical reasoning practice, reading comprehension lsat, lsat study guide, lsat prep tips, assumption questions lsat, lsat question bank, lsat timing strategy, alo academy lsat For exam preparation and education only. Alo Academy is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any testing organization. Check official exam policies with the organization that runs your exam. #testprep #examprep #aloacademy #lsatprep #lawschool #logicalreasoning #readingcomprehension

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Exam prep you can listen to. Each episode of The Alo Academy Podcast walks through one Alo Academy study guide: what is on the exam, how it is scored, how to plan your prep, and the test-taking skills that move scores. Hosts Nora and Ben cover the SAT, ACT, MCAT, DAT, LSAT, NAPLEX, NCLEX, USMLE, COMLEX, shelf exams and specialty boards in plain words, and they stick to what the guide says. Free practice questions at aloacademy.ai.

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