Hey guys! Welcome back! After numerous questions and emails from our last post we're here to bring you some effective study methods to help you prepare for the dreaded ACT and SAT in this part 2 collab with the wonderful people at Erudite Tutors. Enjoy the post! And be sure to join the newsletter and stay up to date on all my content!  Without further ado, I present to you Erudite Tutors!  Hey Guys, let's get right into it! Here are.... The Six Steps You Should Take to Prepare for the ACT and SAT remotely.  1. Begin with the Foundations One of the most interesting things that ..read more

This College Application season is unlike any we've ever seen? Feeling lost?  I know that's how I feel as I too enter the College Application Process. And with standardized testing getting cancelled left and right, the craziness of the pandemic seems to only heighten our anxiety in a rather stressful time for many high school seniors. ​ But no need to panic! We've got you! I've worked alongside an amazing group of women and well......sit back, relax, and learn all you need to know this SAT and ACT testing season from this FANTABULOUS guest post featuring Erudite Tutors!  ​ ACT ..read more

In 5th grade my English teacher taught us all to spell the word triskaidekaphobia. (Try to say that 3x fast! ) And almost instantly, I remember being enthralled by the phonetics of this faaaancy-shmaaaancy word that I didn’t know the definition to. “What an EXOTIC word!” I thought to myself. And that same day I remember going to the library, dropping everything, running to the nearest computer, and looking up the definition. Well....I probably wasn’t running because after all I was at a library. It was more like speed walking.....but you get the point. ​Anyways, I propped m ..read more

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HEY GUYS! It’s been a while hasn’t it? Yeah, I know. I know. I said I would post every week in my last post and I’ve been MIA for the past two weeks. No posts. Nothing. And worst of all I’ve left my readers alone and confused. (which may be a teeny tiny exaggeration...but you get the point) But, I promise I can explain. It has been a frustrating 2 weeks, to tell you the truth....and I wasn’t in the right state of mind to write. I was also in a rut (like I usually am) and feeling plain-old sick (headache, cold, runny nose, you name it....I had it). And somehow, I managed to escape m ..read more

It’s the holiday season!  At the sound of your alarm you find yourself waking up, determined to turn your life around you don’t press SNOOZE. As you look up you see the bright milky clouds drifting, kissing the sun good morning, once they’ve made their trip around the globe and back. Opening the window, you instantly feel the wind, cool and crisp carrying the last traces of a cold bitter night. The scent of cinnamon apples lingers in the air. You shiver and draw you robe tighter to your neck. Maybe, you didn’t want to do this after all. Well, I bet you’d rather do anything, but THIS ..read more

Welcome back to the blog ladies and gentlemen! You may notice a few small changes here and there. Who am I kidding?! You may notice some MAJOR CHANGES here at the blog! In fact, a lot has changed in the past few months, but one noticeable change that I finally took the time to bring into fruition was Upstart 2.0. So, it brings me great pride and joy to Welcome you to UPSTART 2.0! A little birdie told me it was about time I fine-tuned this bad boy and here we are! After about a year of gathering different ideas and inspiration I’ve finally managed to renovate and revamp the b ..read more

INTERVIEW WITH Gigi Cesare Welcome back to Upstart Teen Blog! Today I am happy to announce that my interview with Gigi Cesarè is here! Recently on August 8th, almost 1 month ago, I had the chance to interview rising trap star Giovanna Cesarè. AND I PROMISE I HAVE A REASONABLE ANSWER AS TO WHY I PUT OFF POSTING THIS FOR SO LONG. Well...... It’s all in the title of this post: “Influencers Addict: Interview with Gigi Cesarè” Yup! You guessed it! A new series!! ​I don’t want to take away from this interview, which you so eagerly want to read, but here is a quick synopsis of ..read more