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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...
Colleges that offer the best financial and merit aid
The college application strategy of each student is going to be unique. Some students want a big state school. Others want a school known for science and research. Others might want to stay close to home. Still others might be itching to get far away. When considering...
When should I start test prep?
The week after the PSAT scores come out, our phones ring off the hook! Parents of both sophomores and juniors call us, wondering when they can get their kid started with test prep. And while this may seem like a question with an obvious answer, the answer...
Schools that require all test scores to be reported
The ways in which standardized tests are valued and evaluated is truly school-specific. Some colleges superscore while others will not. Some schools allow you to choose which test score(s) you want them to see while others require that you report all scores. It’s...
What Is Early Decision 2 and should you consider it?
Early Decision 2 is basically a second round of binding admissions. Early Decision II allows students to enter into a binding agreement with a college later on in the admissions cycle. Why Schools Offer It Colleges offer Early Decision 2 (and early decision in...
How does the SAT curve work
What’s a curve and how does the SAT “curve” work? Your high school teachers may “curve” a test when the whole class does poorly. Maybe the highest grade was an 88%, so she adds 12% to every students grade so that way the highest grade is now 100% and everyone’s...
Best Colleges for Jewish Life
The transition to college is both exciting and difficult, and for many students, finding a community on campus that shares their values, culture and faith is a scary process. For this reason, many Jewish teens make finding a college with a strong Jewish community a...
College Interviews: the Lowdown
How to prep for college interviews Some colleges require interviews, others encourage them, and even others offer them as an opportunity for applicants to learn more about the school and the programs they offer. As a prospective student, you should always jump at the...
Use 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 worrying that their high school courses aren’t adequately preparing them for college. This concern is founded in reality; a lot of high school...
What is Academic Coaching?
Academic Coaching: Learning how to play the game of school Do you find yourself missing assignments? Or sitting down in class, only to realize you have an exam that day that you forgot about? Do you sit down to study and not even know where to start? Are you worried...