Essays? Get Help with the Finish, and Here’s A Great Way to Start
We have read a handful of really great essays thus far in the 2016 college admissions batch. SO, if you have your essay in ANY state, from finished to just a …
The Joys and Sorrows of June ACTs/SATs & SAT Subject Tests
Many of you are taking the SAT or the SAT Subject Tests today. For the rest of you who haven’t taken subject tests, if you want to go out of …
A Template for Requesting a Lesson
Chances are better than average that you WILL NOT get into most good music schools on an audition alone. We’ve had too many students who have been surprised by that “secret” …
Super-Scoring on Standardized Tests like ACT/SAT
Faster than a speeding bullet, you can create trouble for yourself with standardized tests like the SAT or the ACT. When you sign up for the tests with the College …
Do You Know the Sophomore Secret?
Colleges get a lot of applications these days. Far more than they used to. Some schools are accepting 7,000 students on 44,000+ applications! Most of the time, as they whittle …
7 Common Mistakes in Choosing a College
There are a number of common mistakes that students and parents make when thinking seriously about researching colleges and universities or conservatories after attending their performing arts high school. The volunteer …
Recommended Local Professional Tutors
Tutors help, even if you’re pulling an A, and often they help make the difference in keeping one. Everyone has gaps in what they know, and a few frustrations in …
Academic 911s: Know When to Call in the Marines & ‘Who You Gonna Call’
There is no one who gets through school without help. No one. Whether it’s a study group (recommended always), or videos on YouTube or a tutor for a subject, or …
Want to Know Where to Go to School? Follow the Professors!
There is no school in this world whose buildings make it great, although Edifice Complex, their cool new business school or the new gym, is generally how most colleges and …
New College Board PSAT/SAT Features of Which You’ll Want to Take Advantage…
New features in the PSAT/SAT system that are worth taking advantage of: