“Isn’t it strange that both of our families started because of college choice years ago?” We went out with one of our favorite couples. They had met in college and my wife and I had met in college. Connecting the dots backwards seems like our relationships and subsequent families all happened and made some type […]
Read MoreAleutians from Alaska (more commonly referred to as Eskimos) do not need to do as well on the SATs as do white students from Connecticut. Coming from an impoverished area will also be advantageous compared to a wealthy one also gives an admissions advantage. So how are those who do not have an ethnic or […]
Read MoreI was at Pizza Works in Old Saybrook and felt someone tap me on the shoulder. It was the mother of two past SAT students from Lyme-Old Lyme High school. “My children still talk about you and the class.” I knew she was not referring to my teachings of the intricacies of SAT test-taking strategies. […]
Read MoreLeigh had the exasperated voice that I know so well: a caring mom who had tried for many years to inspire her son to work harder. Andrew, a student at Daniel Hand High School in Madison, CT, had never been particularly motivated but the pandemic brought his academic energy to a new low. Getting him […]
Read MoreUS News & World Report, the arbiter of all rankings(!), released a report on the best states. Connecticut came in 4th for education. But for towns along Shoreline-Southeastern, CT as well as Fairfield County Connecticut, Connecticut is really number 1 for education. Our suburban population’s statistics are disproportionately affected by Connecticut’s cities which, unfortunately, are […]
Read MoreDue to Covid, you have been around your teen far more than most parents have been with their teens in the past. This is either a very good or very bad thing! Or both. One thing I know for sure: college planning has been limited. Something about a global pandemic that prevents people from planning […]
Read MoreLiving on the Connecticut shoreline, particularly in a small town like Old Saybrook, leads to running into former students frequently. One of the more common comments from past students has been that they used the framework of growth from our SAT class and applied it elsewhere. Recently, Liam, an old student from neighboring Old Lyme, […]
Read MoreNortheastern snobbery alert… We live in a “smart” state. College admissions are national. The SAT is a national test. Why would students in a state that is normally in the top 5 in every educational measure – with our leafy Connecticut suburbs being dragged down by our underperforming cities – not want a national test? […]
Read MoreEven things that are not fun seem far better if “normalcy” is coming post-Covid. It turns out that “not-striving” is not good for mental health. Those in their teens do best when striving and building. Today, the PSATs came back for Connecticut students and parents are contacting The Learning Consultants related to test prep. The […]
Read MoreCovid has created massive learning gaps. Despite what seems to be collective misgivings about what is taught in school, there is no doubt that the fundamentals (the three Rs reading, writing. aRithmetic) do matter. Perhaps the biggest misconceptions propagated by those who do not understand the SAT (or ACT) is that the test can be […]
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