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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...
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...
Should I take the SAT Essay?
What is the SAT Essay? The SAT essay is an analytical essay that is quite similar to the AP Language rhetorical analysis essay. The SAT essay tasks students with reading a 700 word passage and evaluating the author’s argument through a written response. Similar to...
Which Schools Superscore the ACT
Starting in September of next year, students will be able to retake individual section of the ACT instead of having to take the whole thing. You can read more about this exciting change here. The good news is that this change will likely make ACT superscoring an...
Why You Should Consider Early Decision
Whether you are a senior unsure if you want to apply ED 2 or a junior thinking ahead to college applications next year, you might be a bit hesitant about putting all your eggs in the Early Decision basket. While it might seem like a big commitment, and...
Prepping for AP Exams and Subject Tests
It’s the winter of your junior year… you've just got your first quarter of grades and you’re absolutely killing AP bio! You won’t start reviewing for AP exams in school until the spring, but that doesn’t mean you should put off thinking about them until...
Self Reporting Your Test Scores
In a surprising shift in college admissions, more colleges are now allowing applicants to self report their test scores. Previously, colleges required all applicants to send official score reports directly from the testing agency as a necessary part of the...
Does Prestige Matter?
Each year, the college admissions process gets more competitive, especially at the top schools in the country. This past year, Harvard’s admissions rate hit a low of 4.5%, and Stanford, the most selective school in the country, has elected not to publish its...