Things you need to do to plan for college at all stages in your high school career.
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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 state, you need two at most schools, and it’s best to take them at the end of your year after finals when they’re still fresh […]
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” of the game of getting into a top conservatory or university program. Here’s what you do to get yourself on the radar of some of […]
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 Board, or for the ACT, they give you the option of submitting everything to the colleges after you’re done taking the test. Sounds convenient? Don’t […]
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 and weed out, the differences between applicants can be reasonably clear. Sometimes it gets really close. Whether you are a top student applying under some kind […]
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 advisory has run into many of them over the years. Here’s our “greatest hits” of pitfalls to avoid when considering where you might go next […]
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 learning from this teacher or that, or with a particular part of a subject.
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 standardized tests like the SAT or ACT, there is always a need to fill in the gaps that happen in your education. The single biggest […]
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 universities are sold to prospective students, along with sports programs, school history and successful alumni. The problem when you use those yardsticks is that you’re […]
New features in the PSAT/SAT system that are worth taking advantage of: