Research on the importance of the SAT  Here is the headline: 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 article then debunks the myths regarding the SAT that have been perpetrated by what can only be […]

A local Shoreline, CT high school revealed eligibility for National Honor Society: anyone with a 90 average and above could apply.  Half the class was eligible. That’s completely crazy and illustrates rampant grade inflation.  How can colleges determine admission? There are some high schools such as Guilford High School and Daniel Hand High School in […]

“Whenever I want to talk about college or the future, my son either blows me off or tells me don’t worry about it.” A mother said last year in relation to her high school junior at Guilford High School. Eddie came to our spring SAT class with that vacant look of “why am I in […]

I am asked a great deal about SAT and ACT schedules. All Connecticut public school students have to take the SAT as part of graduation requirements.  Most are giving the test in late March.  This SAT is could be the one that students use for college admission.  But based on last year, it is not […]

“I’m not good at standardized testing.” so said Maggie, a student at Guilford High School.  She told me her scores.  She was in the 90% percentile nationwide.  Her perception stemmed from comparing herself to her smart friends in Guilford’s IB program and, as I pointed out, comparing herself to students from not only Guilford but […]

  Connecticut public high school students will be taking the SAT in late March.  This is the mandated test and will serve as an excellent warm-up-practice test for may. Most Connecticut high school juniors should also take the SAT again in May and/or June and perhaps should take the ACT in April and/or June. Many […]

“What do you mean she might not get into UCONN?” a stunned mother from Waterford, CT said last year during a college counseling session.  “Donna has nearly straight As and is involved in dozens of activities.” Donna’s SATs were below 1200. Off the record, I have heard 1260 is needed for most students.  There are […]

All Connecticut students attending public high schools will take the SAT as part of their graduation requirements. In the Shoreline area, Guilford, Madison, Old Saybrook, Valley Regional, Old Lyme, East Lyme, among other schools, will be administering the SAT in either late March or early April. These tests will be administered without the essay. But […]

Imagine that sometime this year you had to demonstrate excellence or at least competence in tennis and that doing so mattered a great deal for the future.   You would have several opportunities in March-October to be evaluated.  When would you start your preparation? If you are wise, there is only one answer: now or as […]