The Importance of the SAT The Truth About the SAT and ACT Myths abound about standardized tests, but the research is clear: They provide an invaluable measure of how students are likely to perform in college and beyond The above headline from the Wall St. Journal article tells sophisticated readers what they already know: people […]
Read MoreUnrelated to the SATs-ACTs, high stakes tests – such as finals – become a bigger part of one’s academic career as students move into the latter stages of high school. In college, mid-terms and finals – high stakes tests – become an even more significant part of successs. So when I hear students say “I’m […]
Read MoreI had a wonderful lunch with a student who graduated from Madison Connecticut’s Daniel Hand High School about ten years ago. He had been an intern with The Learning Consultants and, as such, we have stayed in touch through the years. I met my young friend through our SAT class and, as such, I know […]
Read MoreI have off the record conversations with several college admissions officials during the last few years. The common consensus: “we can’t tell the difference in GPAs in any meaningful way.” Here’s a recent example, a local Shoreline, CT high school revealed eligibility for National Honor Society: anyone with a 90 average and above could apply. […]
Read MoreIf you haven’t discovered already, colleges have outstanding marketing departments. In order to demonstrate selectiveness – an important factor for college rankings – colleges need to attract many applicants. So, for example, has 1000 applicants for 500 spots, the college marketing department is tasked with increasing the number of applicants to 2000. One way to do […]
Read MoreI am careful not to insult other specific states – particularly because I am from New Jersey! – but I often tell students that once they drive through the country they will realize how well educated they are compared to their national peers. As such, they should embrace the SAT as a great way to […]
Read MoreDuring our SAT classes over the past few years, some large part of our success has come from lowering the anxiety of our students. In addition to providing techniques to helping master the test (thereby lowering anxiety due to mastery) and providing techniques to lower test-taking anxiety (directly addressing the issue), the process of exposure […]
Read MoreWe are in March. For those high school students who were “saving their energy” for when it would matter, there is no other time to kick it into high gear. This is it. There are barely any tomorrows that will matter for college admission after Junior year ends. Do senior grades matter? A little. Certainly […]
Read MoreThrough my work, I have become a performance coach for all tests, not just the SAT and ACT but also for large tests in school and any test of consequence. The one commonality across all performance: test takers do better after taking the test the first time. Think about any performance and that’s the case […]
Read MoreI suffered over my wife’s suggestion that my college son get a part time job a few hours a week. My protest: “he’s really busy and working hard to keep his grades up.” Over 20 years of providing educational services to parents of Connecticut high school students, I have gathered enough evidence to concur with most […]
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