When I played the saxophone, I had fun. But I didn't love it so much that I wanted to practice 8 hours a day. And I was OK with that. I liked goofing around and being able to play what I wanted to. But no one was offering me a spot in their band, and [...]
As admission to college is becoming increasingly competitive, colleges and universities are looking well beyond transcripts and test scores. In fact, many schools are utilizing software that analyzes their applicants' demonstrated interest. So what is demonstrated interest? It is simply evidence that a prospective student is truly interested in a school. When interest is [...]
There is no question that preparing your child for college while in elementary school is way too early. But it's also possible to start too late. For most students, the application process will begin junior year, but freshman year is when decisions about coursework and extracurricular activities count. In order to create a sound foundation for [...]
If you want to see what these tests look like to your kids, the Youtube video linked below will give you a fairly good idea. In it, three college grads – one from Yale, one from Stanford, and one from UC Berkeley – try out a couple of questions from standardized test given in South [...]
