Will Colleges Agree Your Student Is a Great Writer?
Only 23 colleges in the country ask applicants to write the optional ACT or SAT essay. None of Georgia’s 26 public institutions are on this list. Does that mean writing… Read more »
Summer ACT-SAT-SSAT Prep Is A Smart Way To Start
This year, ACT is adding a July test date for the first time. It will be the seventh ACT date on the calendar, the same number for SAT test dates…. Read more »
What Makes AP Courses So Important?
It used to be enough for graduates to have all A’s on their high school transcripts to be admitted to highly selective colleges. Not any more! Now the top college-bound… Read more »
Now That PSAT Scores Are In, What Is the Next Step?
PSAT scores are now available to students who took the test in October. To see the scores and download the four-page report, students need to create their free account on… Read more »
What Makes SSAT the Toughest Admissions Test?
The admissions process for private schools is highly competitive, requiring strong grades, good SSAT scores and more. Take a look at the caliber of questions asked on the SSAT for… Read more »
Optional SAT-ACT Essays – Take Them or Leave Them?
When your student takes the ACT or SAT, should it be with or without the optional essay? The ACT Writing section (essay) has always been optional. Not so coincidentally, students… Read more »
Why Kids Can’t Write
When your daughter gets to college, will she be able to write high quality papers… or will she need remedial writing help like so many students? Will your son’s employer… Read more »
How To Navigate a Gap Year
A College Application Guide for Gap Year Students By Kyle DeNuccio — New York Times April 6, 2017 Applying to college is onerous enough. Asking to defer enrollment for a… Read more »
Can You Prevent Math Anxiety?
Fending Off Math Anxiety By Perri Klass, M.D. — New York Times April 24, 2017 My mother was what we would now call math anxious, if not phobic. My daughter,… Read more »
The Redesigned SAT: A Year Later
One year ago, College Board discarded the SAT format they had used since 2005. The redesigned SAT launched in March of 2016 was a brand new format with the stated… Read more »