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Utilize High School to Prepare for College
How to approach your high school classes so you’re prepared for college Students and parents come to us all the time...
Unawareness of Students – Cause of Stress
As high school gets more serious and college admissions become more competitive, it’s not a surprise that there’s an...
Making Good Learning
The Best Lecture - The difference between sitting in a lecture and actively interacting with content is the difference...
The past, present and future of learning
The Past of Learning There was once a time when people were smarter and more skilled because they simply had to be....
Moving Up a Level in the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive disruptive impact on students in the U.S. As might be expected, many have...
What is the Ideal College Admissions Process?
The college admissions process is in a state of flux. Popularly held values have shifted. This has had people...
Never assume a kid is not trying
The first thing we do when a student is doing consistently poorly in school should never be to chalk said student’s...
3 Key Principles for the SAT
Why Believe Anything? In the age of fake news and alternative facts, it often feels impossible to tell what is true...
5 Tips for Choosing a College During the Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has made choosing a college this year anything but normal. High school juniors and...
Standardized Tests
The Real Reason Why Colleges Hate Standardized Tests
A recent, oft addressed and well-documented push against the SAT and other standardized tests (for...
The Proctor Nightmare
Sign this petition to urge standardization of SAT/ACT proctor and test site. Imagine it’s the...
Making March Marvelous
Thinking about March usually conjures up images of spring, St. Patrick’s Day, and of course...
Colleges & Universities
Utilize High School to Prepare for College
How to approach your high school classes so you’re prepared for college Students and parents come...
Unawareness of Students – Cause of Stress
As high school gets more serious and college admissions become more competitive, it’s not a...
Making Good Learning
The Best Lecture - The difference between sitting in a lecture and actively interacting with...
Case Studies
Students Don’t Read and Don’t Know Where to Start
"The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, that the ties of brotherhood may...
Case Study 5: The “Bad Test-Taker”
Executive Summary: Anthony was a middle of the road Park student starting at an 1120 on his...
Case Study 4: The Recruited Athlete
Executive Summary: Claire was a star lacrosse player at McDonogh. Her junior year, she was...