This will stun many Connecticut parents of high school juniors. As January 1 enters, by the end of the year, your high school junior will have completed his/her college applications. Some will know where they will heading to college due to Early Action and Early Decision. When I made this remark at a recent college […]
Read MoreCollege Case Study: This is a real world college decision made by a friend of a friend who lives in Fairfield County. The father in question’s daughter was admitted to Northwestern and Penn State. The friend lives in Pennsylvania so this decision is similar to considering Northwestern versus UCONN. The parents could broadly be described […]
Read MoreAs parents and students call with news about their Early Action-Early Decision acceptances, deferrals, and rejections, it has become abundantly clear that the single distinguishing factor among those who were accepted into competitive colleges is SAT (or ACT) test scores. For example, several students in Guilford, Madison, Old Lyme and East Lyme have reported that […]
Read More“Jimmy just got $60,000 in scholarship money for a college he never visited.” So exclaimed Mrs. Steiner about her senior son from Branford, CT. Jimmy’s grades were good. His activities were solid but nothing outstanding. His SAT scores, however, were distinctly higher than the mean of the college in question. I know several other students […]
Read More“I’m not terrified of the GRE – can you believe it?” Marissa wrote in an e-mail seeking help for graduate school. I first worked with Marissa when she was an SAT student in my Madison class. She was terrified of big tests. She had created a story that she was terrible at tests based on hearing […]
Read More“You got her to think about the future.” Mr. Rutledge said in relation to his daughter Tonya, a junior at Coginchaug Regional High School in Durham, Connecticut. “Normally, the longest she thinks into the future is what will she text next.” Tonya had come to SAT class with that vacant look of “why am I […]
Read More“I had her do the SAT problem of the day.” Mrs. Barry said about her daughter Julia, a junior at Daniel Hand High School in Madison. “I’m really surprised that she did so poorly.” Let me clear: doing the SAT problem of the day is better than doing nothing. Indeed, starting with something small is […]
Read More“I finally have a reason to work hard in school and even come here on Saturday mornings.” Brendan said after SAT class. It was the highest form of compliment that one can get from an unmotivated 17 year old. Brendan’s mother had called earlier that week when signing up for SAT class. She had the […]
Read More“He’s a genius. He went to Yale and Harvard.” Two different people led with this introduction when describing John (John Elway comes to mind as his pseudonym because he looked like the Hall of Fame quarterback. For younger readers, think Tom Brady, same basic premise). Our mutual friends were introducing John to me because he […]
Read MoreMy wife is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut’s Nursing School. For students interested in nursing, UCONN is fantastic because it is not only a great nursing school but it might be the best value for students who hope to work in one of Connecticut’s many hospitals after college. Recently, she spoke […]
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