Every year, a new batch of students comes to our offices in Old Saybrook and Madison, Connecticut. Most are not confident that they will do well on the SATs. They are with us because their parents “signed them up for an SAT course”. Every year students attend our SAT-ACT Mastery Seminar and/or get SAT tutoring […]
Read More“THANK YOU!” the headline read on my e-mail this morning from Annie, the mother of a Guilford High School student. Those who live in Guilford, CT, as well as most Shoreline, CT towns, rarely qualify for financial aid. But merit aid is open to all. Those in Guilford and other affluent Connecticut suburbs routinely earn […]
Read MoreAll Connecticut public school students have to take the SAT as part of graduation requirements. The SAT will be important for many students to (1) gain admission to colleges of their choice (2) pay for their college and (3) their self-esteem. The good news is that with proper training the SAT will help Connecticut students […]
Read MoreDenise, one of my students from Guilford High School from years ago, now works in college admissions. She called me recently and said: “you were totally right about the SAT being the fairest part of college admissions.” The grumbles about the SAT start almost as immediately as Connecticut high school juniors (and parents) kick off […]
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 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 […]
Read MoreHere is the correlation The simple reason: most colleges give merit aid for those with higher SAT scores than the mean of the college. Improve your SAT scores. Pay less for college. Register for our next SAT-ACT Mastery Seminar.
Read MoreFinancial aid versus Merit Aid Let me first distinguish merit versus financial aid by providing good and bad news. The good news is that if you live in Connecticut you probably make a lot more money than others. The national median household income is around $51,000. Connecticut’s household median income is around $70,000. In towns […]
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