SAT ACT Test Prep

Last year, the new SAT was released. As I spoke at schools throughout Connecticut, I mentioned the following: 1.) the hysteria about the changes in the new SAT were completely…hysterical!  And, this has proved to be the case.  The SAT is still a test based on demanding reading comprehension, grammar, and math.  The biggest new […]

“My parents are telling me not to freak out but I am” said one of my students recently about upcoming PSAT results.  I hear this more often than parents may realize.  That teens do not readily confess their psychological challenges is certainly nothing new.  What seems to be somewhat new is the impact that once […]

      SAT-ACT Test Prep and Merit Aid For College Some good news and bad news about your income.  If you are a Connecticut parent -particularly in areas like Shoreline Connecticut that contain leafy small towns like Guilford, Madison, Old Saybrook, Old Lyme, Essex, East Lyme etc., you likely make far more money than […]

In recommending The Learning Consultants services to a private school in Connecticut, a former client who had three of his children go through our SAT Prep classes, told his story to the Board of Trustees. “I was the classic underachiever in high school.  My grades were spotty. I did well in classes I liked and […]

I was at the Saybrook Point Inn’s restaurant Fresh Salt a few weeks ago.  The waitress handed me a bottle of wine – “the couple over there sent this to you.”  To my chagrin, I didn’t recognize them. This is not particularly uncommon as I often know my students better than their parents, particularly those […]

This is a direct quote from a college admissions official I spoke with this weekend: “Grades are becoming meaningless. Grade inflation is now so out of control that we are forced to rely on standardized tests to make admissions decisions.” Perhaps it was an overstatement.  Grades still matter a lot. But his point is one […]

I’m providing a factual report and not one with an opinion attached. College admissions officials, at least those from competitive colleges, are having great difficulty choosing whom to admit among the vast number of qualified candidates.   While getting top grades is always critical for college admissions, school officials have told me that they have […]