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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 purposes of...
Top 25 Colleges You Can Get into with a 1100-1190 or 22-24 score
You just got your PSAT, PreACT, SAT, or ACT score back and you’re wondering how far it can take you. Where can you get...
Top 25 Colleges You Can Get into with a 1400-1490 or 31-33 score
You just got your PSAT, PreACT, SAT, or ACT score back and you’re wondering how far it can take you. Where can you get...
“The Standard Pace is for Chumps:” How Expert Tutoring Leads to Exceptional Results
There's no limit of pace when you learn from a Jedi master expert tutor. In a blog post called “There’s No Speed...
Are APs More Important Now that SAT Subject Tests are Gone?
TLDR: yes, they are. On January 19, the College Board announced that it was discontinuing the SAT subject tests. It...
No more SAT Essay and SAT Subject Tests! What does it mean for you?
On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, College Board announced that it was discontinuing both the SAT Subject Tests and the...
Top 25 Colleges You Can Get into with a 1300-1390 or 28-30 score
You just got your PSAT, PreACT, SAT or ACT score back and you’re wondering how far it can take you. Where can you get...
Top 25 Colleges You Can Get into with a 1200-1290 or 25-27 score
You just got your PSAT, PreACT, SAT or ACT score back and you’re wondering how far it can take you. Where can you get...
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 seniors...
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
Top 25 Colleges You Can Get into with a 1100-1190 or 22-24 score
You just got your PSAT, PreACT, SAT, or ACT score back and you’re wondering how far it can take...
Top 25 Colleges You Can Get into with a 1400-1490 or 31-33 score
You just got your PSAT, PreACT, SAT, or ACT score back and you’re wondering how far it can take...
“The Standard Pace is for Chumps:” How Expert Tutoring Leads to Exceptional Results
There's no limit of pace when you learn from a Jedi master expert tutor. In a blog post called...
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...