Over 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 […]
Read MoreI wrote Motivate Your Son in 2012. It was based on the Student Mastery program that The Learning Consultants created in the early 2000s. That program is designed to train students to succeed in school. I had initially called the program “How to Get Better Grades” but I was delighted that parents responded more to […]
Read MoreMost Connecticut high schools are back to school today. I imagine the post-New Year’s blues will not make today a happy one! But as I tell students when we start our SAT-ACT Mastery Seminar, now is the time to accelerate, not coast, when it comes to the college process. “If you have been wondering when […]
Read MoreTalk to college coaches. If you want the most direct advice about college admissions, they will cut to the chase. Most college marketers discuss “holistic” admissions. Their claims is easily disputed by matching test scores to college rankings. Yes, there are candidates who have lower scores than the averages at schools but most all have […]
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