tutoring, Author at The Learning Consultants

25 Feb

Connecticut In-School SAT coming in March and April

Every public school student in Connecticut must take the SAT as part of Connecticut high school requirements. While most students in our affluent Shoreline and Southeastern, CT high schools should be able to score high enough to pass high school, students should still prepare rigorously. The in-school SAT is a free chance to score high […]

23 Feb

The Career Process: Yes, start the conversation during high school

General Education Advice

We (parents) were conditioned during a different economy. Even parents in a highly educated state like Connecticut cannot easily overcome their past programming and, thus, start the career conversation far later than they should. Through Career Counseling Connecticut. we work with college students who transfer because their college of choice does not have their major, […]

23 Mar

Good Test Scores Equals $$$Thousands In College Savings

College Advice

I enjoy this season because I hear wonderful news from past students about their college acceptances. In the last few years, I have been receiving an increasing number of kind notes from parents who were delighted about the merit aid that their children received. The combination of soaring college costs and the Great Recession has […]

23 Feb

Should My Child Consider a Gap Year

College Advice

We are often asked about the “gap year”. What is a gap year? The gap year is a relatively new phenomenon in the United States but an old common practice in Europe. The term refers to the conscious decision to spend a year in-between high school and college doing something other than traditional school. Travel, […]

23 Feb

Deferred Gratification

General Education Advice

Despite our tepid recovery from The Great Recession, many Connecticut teens are growing up in an environment of material abundance. They have little idea that your investments have been flat and that you are struggling to save enough for college. They remain rich in their world of X-Boxes, I-pods, and smart phones. Much of your children’s “stuff” seemed to […]

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Connecticut In-School SAT coming in March and April

The Career Process: Yes, start the conversation during high school

Good Test Scores Equals $$$Thousands In College Savings

Should My Child Consider a Gap Year

Deferred Gratification

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