Private tutoring industry in South Korea account for more than 12 percent of total household expenditures… is the US...
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What makes a good tutor?
We firmly believe our tutoring team is the best tutoring team in all of Baltimore, and that’s largely because of who...
The science behind motivation
What is motivation and why is it important? Motivation is an internal process of goal-directed behavior. Sometimes...
Why The New August SAT Test Date Is Awesome
The new August SAT date is awesome news for some students. Not only does it give students the opportunity to fully commit to prepping over the summer, but it also offers relief to a number of students in specific situations.
Too Late to Apply for Accommodations on the SAT and ACT?
In many cases, parents don’t even realize their students have a learning difficulty. They might just assume their student is a “poor test-taker,” without realizing there’s a legitimate reason why. Learning difficulties can be hard to detect, especially when high levels of intelligence mask underlying struggles with attention or processing.
Why 4 months of tutoring for the SAT/ACT?
Some parents rush to sign up for SAT/ACT prep a month or two before the test, but the reality is that dramatic score improvements typically occur with 4 months of tutoring.
Don’t even bother applying to Harvard. Here’s why…
The admissions stats you’ve never seen.
Applying to College? You May Want to Delete Your Facebook Account
A life without Facebook might seem incomprehensible to some, but high school seniors applying to college would be wise to consider it, if only temporarily. As cited in the Huffington Post, more than 80 percent of college admissions officers use Facebook and other...
Making Your College Applications Stand Out–Focus on What Makes You Unique
(Post also found on the Baltimore Fishbowl here:) It used to be that GPA and SAT scores dictated where a student would be accepted into college. Now high scores and top grades only get a student considered at selective colleges and universities. The admissions office...
Give Yourself an Early Holiday Present: Make Your Teachers and Counselors Your Best Advocates
Some consider teacher and counselor recommendations to be the icing on the cake of a stellar college application, but they serve an integral role in the college application process. Most understand that the strongest recommendations don’t succumb to platitudes like,...
How to Improve Executive Functioning (Part 1): Learn a Second Language
One of the biggest buzzwords in education these days is the term “executive function” (EF). While the term itself may conjure up images of elementary school students in suits and ties, we’re sure our savvy Baltimore readers know that EF skills are actually the...
Getting the Most out of your High School Experience from Day 1 (SAT & College Visits)
It’s only October and already tension is in the air for highschool freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.Will the government shutdown persist?Will the Affordable Care Act work?What happened to my Pre-Calculus grade?Which Baltimore tutoring company can help me do my best?...