Parents who have a child who will be a junior in the fall, especially if this is their first child, may be getting nervous around now about dealing with the SAT/ACT. Below are a few suggestions about how to approach The Test over the next few months, followed by suggestions about some things to avoid. […]

Many – a million? – juniors, about to be seniors, have, or soon will, an incessantly irritating monkey on their backs: the need to complete that breathtaking, scintillating college application essay that will clinch a spot at Extremely Desirable U. “This summer you need to get your college essay done and it needs to be […]

Students often have trouble figuring out whether to take Level 1 or Level 2. Of course, a school you are interested in may have a preference, so you may not really have a choice. And if you are thinking about an engineering program, probably you need to take Level 2. Finally, read this  (“Choosing […]