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Case Study: Charlie
Charlie’s parents specifically sought me out because they knew I could be firm. They had heard that I do not put up with bullshit from lazy, unmotivated kids. So they hoped I would be good with their son Charlie. Charlie needed something. Between his documented...
Case Study: Beth
Beth was the youngest of three sisters. Previously, I had successfully tutored the first two girls in the family in test preparation, but Beth was starting out with a lower score on the SAT than her siblings. She was a good deal more shy than her older sisters. There...
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College Applications
I got my PSAT scores… now what?
This week, most sophomores and juniors have recevied their PSAT results. We promise, even if you are disappointed by the score, there is no reason to freak out just yet! Before we get into it, please check out this blog that generally explains how you should...
Application Anxiety and Careers
If you were to look up “college admissions anxiety”, you would be met with countless pages. Links with titles like “6 Ways to Fight College Application Stress” and “How to Deal With Application Anxiety”. At every step of the college admissions process, students are...
The End of SAT at UC
The end of the SAT and ACT at the University of California schools has been welcomed by some with applause. And why wouldn’t it be? The original rationale of the case brought against the use of these tests cited the fact that the tests were biased towards people who...
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Standardized Test Prep
When the PSATs Matter and When They Don’t
Most high schoolers will take the PSAT for the first time in October of sophomore year. For many students, it might seem like there is a lack of information surrounding this test. What is the PSAT? Does my score count? Should I study? As the name suggests, the PSAT...
Test Prep Classes – The Everyone Solution that Works for No One
When schools partner with test prep companies to offer traditional test prep classes, there's a price point for everyone but no results for anyone. (Full disclosure: this is what we try to take down capital educators with.) One of the greatest strengths of tutoring...
The Real Reason Why Colleges Hate Standardized Tests
A recent, oft addressed and well-documented push against the SAT and other standardized tests (for the purposes of college admissions evaluation) has been roiling based on claims of inequality and inequity. The argument brought against the testing by students and the...
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Case Study
Students Don’t Read and Don’t Know Where to Start
"The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, that the ties of brotherhood may still bind the rich and the poor in harmonious relationship. The conditions of human life have not only been changed but revolutionized, within the past few hundred years....
Case Study 5: The “Bad Test-Taker”
Executive Summary: Anthony was a middle of the road Park student starting at an 1120 on his diagnostic SAT. He had great grades, but his performance on the SAT didn’t seem to match. Parents were struggling to come up with an explanation, but Streamline knew exactly...
Case Study 4: The Recruited Athlete
Executive Summary: Claire was a star lacrosse player at McDonogh. Her junior year, she was recruited at an Ivy League school -- all she needed was a 29 on the ACT. Streamline had the perfect one-on-one solution. Challenges: Claire’s practice schedule made it...
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Learning
Student’s Don’t Know What They Don’t Know – And It Causes Stress
As high school gets more serious and college admissions become more competitive, it’s not a surprise that there’s an increasing prevalence of mental illness, including depression and anxiety, as well as unawareness among high school students. In fact, new research has...
Making Good Learning
The Best Lecture - The difference between sitting in a lecture and actively interacting with content is the difference between a momentary experience and sustained learning. An amazing lecture can be incredibly interesting. But how much of it can you explain the next...
The past, present and future of learning
The Past of Learning There was once a time when people were smarter and more skilled because they simply had to be. They had a multifaceted intelligence that they needed in order to remember everything they needed to survive. People had to recognize the languages of...