SAT vs ACT

One question we often get is, “Should my son/daughter take the SAT or the ACT?

Answering that carefully involves a discussion. But even before having a big discussion there’s something concrete and useful you can do – try out both tests. We have an easy and effective way to help you do that.

How it works:

SAT vs ACT2017-09-12T11:06:55-04:00

Easy way to get a small SAT / ACT boost

Remember those big, fat beginner pencils you used in the first grade? The ones that have leads three or four times thicker than the leads in conventional pencils? We mean something like this. They could be the key to a small but non-trivial score boost to your SAT or ACT score. How so?

On the […]

Easy way to get a small SAT / ACT boost2017-09-12T11:10:25-04:00

Ordinary U? Oh no.

I bet you know some people you like and think highly of and who appear to be reasonably happy and successful who

did not go to college
did go to college, but that college was “ordinary.”

So, maybe you and your student should ease up a bit.

The ultra-extreme pressure within some families to get into a […]

Ordinary U? Oh no.2017-07-05T12:02:26-04:00