Daily Archives: April 29, 2026


Finishing STRONG! Tips to Maximize GRADES

It’s easy for juniors to forget during the standardized testing crunch of May and June that the most important thing you can do to get accepted to competitive colleges is to earn the best grades you can in whatever courses you’re taking. Period. So here’s some solid advice to remember down the home stretch. Conventional wisdom is that the first impression we make is the most important, but when it comes to academics, the LAST impression is the most important, i.e., the most LASTing. Take it from a 20+ year classroom teacher: When teachers go to enter students’ final grades, […]