College counseling has become a bigger part of The Learning Consultants helps our Shoreline Connecticut base through the years. Through our immersion in understanding the college admissions process, there are a few principles that we have discovered are useful for our clients. The Golden Mean, Aristotle’s principle for conveying the beautiful middle spot between two […]
Read MoreI just finished watching a Real Sports episode. Bryant Gumbel’s HBO show put the spotlight on travel sports. While I’m sure to anger and annoy some of you reading, I am doing so for your own good. Over the last decade, two contrarian forces have created “yet another challenge” for this generation: (1) the restructuring of the […]
Read MoreIn terms of my approach to advocating test prep, I’ve changed dramatically from a highly self-conscious purist educator who would reluctantly agree with parents that the best supplemental education for their children involved test preparation to a zealous advocate to help my Connecticut friends and neighbors. While doing your best to ensure your children get […]
Read More“My son might think about what he’s doing on Friday.” Mrs. Abernon laughed as she discussed her junior age son heading into Guilford High School. “He’s not a bad student but he just does what’s needed and then he’s off with his friends or playing video games. Whenever I want to talk about college or […]
Read MoreThis will stun many Connecticut parents of high school juniors. Next year, at this time, your current high school junior will be working on his/her college applications. Some will know where they will apply Early Action and Early Decision. “I’m so far behind” is a phrase I hear from parents who call for college counseling. […]
Read MoreWe provide tutoring and test prep to students throughout Connecticut. But given my specific practice, I have deep knowledge about Shoreline, Connecticut schools. If your child attends one of the stronger schools in the area – Guilford High School, Daniel Hand High School, Old Saybrook High School, Lyme-Old Lyme High School, Valley Regional High School […]
Read MoreConnecticut students will be taking the PSAT in early October. I have to avoid going to the grocery store during the weeks preceding the PSAT because I am accosted by Shoreline CT parents who understand that the college process unofficially kicks off for juniors when the PSATs are given. Why? Because students start to talk among themselves […]
Read MoreCollege admissions officials are having great difficulty choosing whom to admit among the vast number of qualified candidates from affluent areas. While getting top grades is always critical for college admissions, school officials have told me that they have a difficult time deciphering whether a student with a 95 average from Guilford High School has […]
Read MoreA former client was kind enough to recommend The Learning Consultants to a high powered private school in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Three of his children went through our SAT classes so he was a fan. But he also relayed his own story to the Board of Trustees as he urged them to ensure that the […]
Read MoreAs Connecticut students gear up for the PSATs in October (juniors and sophomore), many parents from our Shoreline area will call to inquire: “Do you think my child will do better on the SAT or the ACT?” Of all the misinformation and partial truths that I hear passed around the soccer mom parent set about […]
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