Some transition points in life are HUGE. High school to college is one of those. As I tell students in our SAT-ACT Mastery seminar, the transition between 4th and 5th grade was something but nothing compared to (1) moving away from home (2) meeting an entirely new set of people (3) working in an entirely […]
Read MoreWhen meeting with parents for college counseling, the subject of paying for college invariably comes up. “What about financial aid?” is one of the first questions. I have some good news, some bad news, and I hope some good news. The good news is that you likely earn more money than most Americans. Those who […]
Read MoreIf you fight reality, you’ll lose every time. So said a modern sage. Parents of Connecticut high school juniors usually understand reality but most teens do not. Here’s what I mean: The “big life transition” is happening. Like it or not, high school is ending. Oddly, despite the pervasive thought of “I can’t wait to […]
Read MoreOver the years, we have received an enormous amount of positive feedback regarding our class. The dominant reason: our results. Our students have gone up so much in their SAT (and ACT) scores that Kaplan, Princeton Review and other national franchises have shut down classes in this part of Connecticut because The Learning Consultants has […]
Read More“One reason for isolation is shrinking social contact with people we don’t know. Not so long ago, strangers talked to each other a great deal in public — in buses, at the airport, in line at the bank. Why? Because there was not much else to do. The emergence of smartphone technology, promising to connect […]
Read MoreSince many of my old students from college test prep days are now of the age to apply to graduate school, I have been working with many students on the LSAT (as well as the GRE/GMAT). But my experience with the LSAT is fairly unique. Having practiced law for nearly a decade and having attended […]
Read MoreIt has become fashionable among affluent Connecticut parents attempting to lower stress to spew nonsensical statements like “it doesn’t matter where you go to college.” This crazy talk emanates from one piece of truth: the character of the child will likely make the college experience good/bad regardless of where one goes. But… (1) You will […]
Read MoreA few years ago, I read The One Thing. Its premise: we should focus on our energy on the one thing that can change our lives. Scattered attention on half a dozen things often leads to mediocrity. I thought of this in relation to many of our college counseling clients throughout Shoreline, Connecticut. When we meet […]
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Read MoreACT: 33+SAT: 1450+ 3.50+ Half to Full Tuition$32,000–$64,000($8,000–$16,000 Annually3) Half to Full Tuition$80,000–$144,000($20,000–$36,000 Annually3) ACT: 30-32SAT: 1360-1440 3.50+ $20,000–$48,000($5,000–$12,000 Annually3) $56,000–$80,000($14,000–$20,000 Annually3) ACT: 28-29SAT: 1300-1350 3.50+ $8,000–$32,000($2,000–$8,000 Annually3) $36,000–$60,000($9,000–$15,000 Annually3) ACT: 26-27SAT: 1230-1290 3.50+ $4,000–$12,000($1,000–$3,000 Annually3) $28,000–$40,000($7,000–$10,000 Annually3) The table above comes from Miami of Ohio’s website. I applaud this university for releasing what has […]
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