Parents ask me all the time for advice on how to get their high school students prepared for the rigors of college. My daughter barely cracks a book, how is she going to deal with college textbooks? My son totally panics on tests, how is he going to deal with huge exams? She doesn’t know how to study. He isn’t self-motivated. Are we going to spend thousands of dollars only to see them drop out after one semester? The short answer: there’s nothing to worry about. Take a deep b

Hi guys, as you know, your kids have been working hard the past few weeks to get ready for their ACT exam in June and July. The ACT can make for both a stressful and long Saturday for students. Studies consistently show that managing stress is the one of the key factor in students achieving their goal score on test day. We’ve shared our tips with our students for how to manage stress on test day; however, we also have several suggestions for how parents can help support stude

It feels like every year, students (and/or their parents) are motivated to start preparing for standardized testing earlier. Although it is great to get an early start on building the reading, English grammar, scientific reasoning, and math skills tested on the SAT and ACT, it is important to make sure students don’t start too early. Otherwise, there is a risk for them to either become oversaturated with the exam and to burn out by the time Junior year arrives or to struggle

Hi guys, as you know, your kids have been working hard the past few weeks to get ready for their ACT exam on February 10th. The ACT can make for both a stressful and long Saturday for students. Studies consistently show that managing stress is the one of the key factor in students achieving their goal score on test day. We’ve shared our tips with our students for how to manage stress on test day; however, we also have several suggestions for how parents can help support stude

What to nail the ACT Math section? Learn these tips.