Most Connecticut suburban students from towns such as Guilford, Madison, Old Lyme, East Lyme, Essex etc. need to score more highly on the SATs than Native Americans from Wyoming, your college drop out cousin’s kid  (if his children would be first-generation), and recruited athletes. Why? As I work with dozens of students on their college […]

Our mission is to help young adults reach their potential.  This has always meant “human potential” but the practical goal for most students is gaining admission to college of their choice. Again, I take pains to assure students that the goal of our company is to ensure that students can choose where they want to attend […]

As The Learning Consultants has grown, our reputation through the state has expanded from Shoreline-Southeastern, CT to other areas, particularly Fairfield County.  There, of course, resides some of the most successful people, not just in our state, but the world.  Several are clients.  One was kind enough to recommend The Learning Consultants to a high powered […]

“My son thinks Saturday night is the future. He’s not a bad student but he just does what’s needed and then he’s off with his friends or playing video games. Whenever I want to talk about college, he grunts.  I told him that getting into UCONN would be great but he needs higher scores than […]

SAT season for Connecticut High School Juniors. All Connecticut students attending public high schools will take the SAT as part of their graduation requirements. In the Shoreline area, Branford, Guilford, Madison, Old Saybrook, Valley Regional, Old Lyme, East Lyme, Waterford among other schools, will be administering the SAT in either late March or early April. […]

“What do you mean he might not get into UCONN?” a stunned mother from Waterford, CT said last year during a college counseling session.  “David has a 3.8 GPA and great activities.” David’s SATs were below 1200. Off the record, I have heard 1260 is needed for most students.  There are exceptions, of course, including […]

Old school doctors were blunt. Years back, my friend’s very overweight dad went to the doctor.  The doctor asked him rhetorically: “do you want to live to see your grandchildren?”  And, then proceeded to tell him that he wouldn’t if he didn’t start losing weight now.  Aggressive advice.  Yes.  But it worked.  He lost a […]

We are facing an epidemic of anxiety and depression in teens.  Given my work, I’ve researched and considered the issue extensively.  I’m certain that isolation – largely brought on by overreliance on technology – is the main culprit.  Boys playing video games and girls endlessly SnapChatting are the equivalent of eating eating buckets of candy: enticing […]

Since I have been working with high school students for the last 15 years, I have kept in touch with a reasonable number who have had to take tests for graduate school and/or their professional certifications. My favorite calls come from students who tell me that they   “hated standardized tests” until they came to our […]

“Generally, nothing carries more weight in admissions than grades (plus strength of the high school curriculum) and ACT/SAT scores.”  Reading the recent NY Times article “What Colleges Want College admissions craziness is about to be sprung upon Connecticut high school juniors.  If you are a parent, you will start touring colleges and you will hear […]