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

Summer is almost upon us and many of my students -- particularly my Junior students -- are already stressing about how they should spend their summer. On one hand, they want to relax with their friends, go to the beach, catch up on the latest Netflix series. On the other, they want to make sure they do everything they can to boost their resume before applying to colleges. And, oh yeah, maybe they should get a jump on their college apps. Or prep for one last shot at the ACT. A