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Best Tips for a Successful Undergraduate Experience
Harvard Professor Richard Light has spent a lifetime studying what leads to the most "successful" undergraduate experience. Over 20 years of research enriched by the views of nearly 2500 students led to advice he shared... According to Dr. Light, successful college...
How Multiple Intelligences Shape Learning
Written by Katherine Lee for VeryWell Family You may have heard the term "learning style" used to describe how a child learns (as in, one child learns best visually while another learns best through movement). The problem with such characterizations is that all kids...
College Readiness Checklist for Parents
Article written by By Jeff Livingston As May begins, high school seniors are enjoying their final weeks in school before graduation. In just a few months, they will be stepping onto college campuses for the first time and entering a new chapter. Twenty-five percent of...
Test-Optional vs. Test-Flexible vs. Test-Blind
Test optional, test flexible and test blind refer to admissions policies with reference to the SAT or ACT. Check them out!
Juniors: Dare to be Different
As I finished my 2021 application season I thought... if I could give every family only one piece of advice about college admission and the college application process, what would that be? So here's my advice. Ready? Be different. Be different from the beginning....
The Most Recognized Summer Programs for High School Students
by NSHSS Many college prep programs for high school students take place on a college campus and focus on various subjects like journalism, entrepreneurship, or computer science to expand students’ understanding of their interests. Most programs range from 1-7 weeks...
When and How to Praise Your Teen
Parenting adolescents is frequently a delicate balancing act – don’t be too strict, nor too lenient; be involved, but not overinvolved; encourage your teen to participate in activities, but don’t over-schedule them; monitor their activities, but don’t snoop. We have...
6 Tips to Plan your SAT Practice
by Khan Academy One of the challenges you will face with the SAT is figuring out what kind of study schedule works for you and will best prepare you to succeed. An SAT study plan is not one size fits all, so what works for your friends or classmates may not work for...
Understanding Test Anxiety
You've done all of your homework and studied hard, and you think you have a grip on the material. But then the day of the test comes. Suddenly, you blank out, freeze up, zone out, or feel so nervous that you can't get it together to respond to those questions you knew...
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