“I can’t stand grammar.” Scott, a junior at Westbrook High School said. Scott, like many Connecticut high school students, was worried about his deficient grammar skills as he prepared for the ACT. He was hopeful that the new SAT would provide salvation from grammar. It won’t! The new SAT Writing and Language section is now […]
Read More“Do I really have to do the essay?” Rachel, a junior from East Lyme High School asked. “I thought the new SAT essay was optional.” Rachel is correct. The new SAT is optional. But Rachel, much like most every college bound Connecticut high school student, does not know where she will apply to college. Rachel […]
Read More“Thank goodness. No more sentence completions!” Said Jake, a junior at Daniel Hand High School in Madison, CT. “I have a terrible vocabulary.” Jake was referring to the elimination of sentence completions on the new SAT. The current SAT’s sentence completion section has been criticized for having too many obscure words (like obscure!) that are […]
Read More“An hour and five minutes of SAT reading!” exclaimed Ethan, a junior at Guilford High School. “I can barely read for twenty minutes straight.” The current SAT reading test consists of three reading sections. Two sections are twenty-five minutes and one section is twenty minutes. Moreover, part of each of those sections is broken up […]
Read MoreI am one of the few SAT teachers in Connecticut who has been teaching SATs long enough to have been around during the last major overhaul of the SAT (circa 2005). The biggest difference in reaction is the pre versus post social media frenzy that this current test as caused. Back then, there was a […]
Read MoreIt is no exaggeration to say that hundreds of Connecticut parents of college bound juniors have asked me whether their child should take the current SAT. Here are a few thoughts: Pro: There is no harm if your child takes the current SAT and does not score well. Never submit the current SAT for consideration. […]
Read MoreI enjoy this season because I hear wonderful news from past students about their college acceptances. In the last few years, I have been receiving an increasing number of kind notes from parents who were delighted about the merit aid that their children received. The combination of soaring college costs and the Great Recession has […]
Read MorePlease read this article: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-many-rich-powerful-people-went-to-elite-colleges-2014-6 I’ve worked with the college bound since 2000. I feel protective of young adults. So, I feel the need to stop misinformation from spreading. Of late, there have been more than a few prominent thinkers – Peter Thiel of Paypal fame being the most well known – who have suggested […]
Read MoreThe creation of The Learning Consultants stemmed from a desire to help students reach their potential. That’s the mission. “Academic potential” is, of course, our practical focus. But the real mission is to help students reach their human potential. Our work in becoming the best place for SAT, ACT, and other test prep was a […]
Read MoreThe college process is horribly stressful to most parents and most students. Taking the SATs/ACTs, writing college essays and applications, worrying about rejections and… the big elephant in the room…your baby is moving away. Terrible stuff. But, if this is your family’s biggest challenge, then consider yourself beyond lucky. If your child is going to […]
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