SAT ACT Test Prep

I am an idealist by nature but a pragmatist in the way that I go about ensuring the ideals of my clients become reality.  For that reason, my response to criticism of the SATs or anything else that doesn’t suit idealists has always been “it is what it is” and then I explain that “if […]

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All 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. I sometimes present my SAT students the following hypothetical:  have run a marathon in […]

I always ask our students at the start of our SAT class: how well does Connecticut do nationally in relation to education.  And then I ask, “is the SAT a Connecticut test or a national test?” The answers to those two questions should make Connecticut students delighted that we have the SAT. US News & […]

As I tell students entering junior year, you are not going to start playing violin now and while your grades are still really important, you have two years of grades that will be part of your cumulative GPA. What is the one thing that you can do change your college admissions’ chances? A few years […]

My friend’s wife – who is a very nice woman – in explaining her daughter’s test-taking anxiety  “We don’t want to stress her out…” she explained.  So we’ll just let her take the SAT without test prep. Connecticut has mandated that all high school students had to take the SAT as part of graduation requirements.  My friend’s […]

All 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. I sometimes present the students the following:   You are my student.  I have run […]

My wife received her Phd from the University of Connecticut’s Nursing School.  During her graduate studies, she was an adjuct professor. For students interested in nursing, UCONN is fantastic because it is not only a great nursing school but it might be the best value for students who hope to work in one of Connecticut’s many […]

Despite what seems to be pervasive anxiety that plagues our youth – and parents – in relation to college admissions, students today have it far easier than in the past. Back in our day, students took the SAT – no more than twice – all scores counted (no score choice), no super-scoring, and no other test.  […]

“I’m not terrified of the GRE – can you believe it?” Marissa wrote in an e-mail seeking help for graduate school. I first worked with Marissa when she was an SAT student in my Madison class. She was terrified of big tests. She had created a story that she was terrible at tests based on hearing […]