College Admissions During COVID: What Parents Should Know
To offer some clarity on what to expect in an unexpected year, we have a special 4-part series on everything parents should know about college admissions during COVID.
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Control What You Can: Admissions Factors to Consider
In a year with so many changes and uncertainties, it’s good to know what you can control in the test prep and college admissions process.
SAT/ACT: Picking Dates and Prepping
When should your child take the SAT/ACT? How can they prepare? We’ve got you covered.
SAT/ACT Test Prep: First Steps
How can you help your child prepare for the SAT or ACT? Click here for tips to help your kids start prepping for college entrance exams.
To Test or Not to Test: How COVID Changed the SAT and ACT
Since Covid has changed the college application process, should your high schooler take the SAT and ACT? Read on to learn more.
What’s a Good SAT Score for College Admissions?
Over the past 20+ years, we’ve helped thousands of high schoolers improve their SAT scores. Most of their parents have asked us some version of the question: What’s a good test score for college admissions? It’s an important question. After all, the main goal of taking the SAT is to help students get into their … Read more
6 Study Strategies for Better Grades in 2021
“Focus on completion, not quality.” That was one of our primary pieces of advice for parents in the difficult transition to virtual learning last year. Just getting your child in front of a Zoom class on time and through an independent assignment was a big enough ask. It wasn’t the time to stress over whether … Read more
Our Most Popular Blogs of 2020
No matter how prepared you may have felt at the start of 2020, armed with New Year’s resolutions and a fresh planner, there’s no doubt this year was nothing like you expected. The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it new parenting and educational challenges for all of us. As you’ve come to us with your questions … Read more
Why Kids Struggle with Virtual Math (And What Parents Can Do About It)
Math has always gotten a bad rap for being the subject kids struggle with the most. It’s abstract, challenging, and cumulative. (This means that each new skill builds on the last, so failure to master one unit can make future units even harder.) It’s also challenging to teach! If a teacher moves too slowly, some … Read more
Same Storm, Different Boats: When It’s Time for Subject Tutoring
A few days ago, I heard someone say, “When it comes to COVID-19, we’re all in the same storm, but we’re not all in the same boat.” It’s true, isn’t it? The pandemic is a shared event, but your experiences with it are unique to you. How it affects health, work, relationships, and so on … Read more