College Admissions Strategies
On Writing Well: 3 Tips for Getting the Words Right, featuring AmLit hero, E. Hemingway
Since it’s college application Sweet Spot season for many rising high school seniors (see Writing College Applications in the Sweet […]
Working with your HS Guidance Counselor: Creating a Foundation to Maximize Admissions to College
by Dr. Yo, with contributions from Anthony Faulise For better or worse, college counselors play a significant role in every […]
Writing College Applications in the Sweet Spot: July & August
Many college-bound students make one of two critical mistakes when it comes time to thinking through and writing college applications: […]
4 Reasons Why It’s Important to Tell the Truth and How It Can Get You Into College
Let’s face an unpalatable truth together, shall we? We ALL lie. Yup, when occasion suits our needs, even those of […]
Early is the New Regular: Why “Early and Excellent” is the ONLY Winning Strategy in Today’s College Admissions
WARNING If you’re applying to selective colleges in the next couple of years and not planning to take advantage of […]
SSAT, PSAT, SAT, ACT, and AP Prep
Dr. Yo’s NEW Bag O’ Trix, Shortcuts, and Workarounds for the Digital SAT
Who doesn’t love tricks and shortcuts when it comes to high-stakes tests like the SAT? Practically no one. So here […]
David and Goliath: College-Bound Students vs. the SAT
Before Rocky ever stepped into the ring, there was David and Goliath—the original underdog story. The story of David and […]
Becoming a Vocab Sponge: Learning Digital SAT Vocab Quickly and Effectively
In the biggest SAT redesign of the 21st century back in 2016, the CollegeBoard did away with “Vocabulary” questions, replacing […]
12 Hot Tips for SAT & ACT Game Day
If you’ve been preparing over weeks or months for an ACT and/or SAT, then you’ve probably spent most of your […]
High School Success
12 Hot Tips for SAT & ACT Game Day
If you’ve been preparing over weeks or months for an ACT and/or SAT, then you’ve probably spent most of your […]
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 […]
The CommonApp Personal Essay, Identity Formation, and Two Apples a Day
There are many ways to slice the question, “Who are we?” We are, for example, in a literal and […]
Grappling with a Big Math Mystery: The Key Difference between Mathophobes and Mathophiles
A new assignment this year teaching middle and high school students in a new school in a new state has […]
“Prep” Talks Podcast
Got Feb ACTs? We Got 5 Tips for Cramming
If you’re taking the ACT in February and haven’t been able to prepare as thoroughly as you’d hoped up to […]
Six Quality Summer Activities for Success in the College Admissions Game
Ah, summertime. The long awaited break from the rigors of academia during the seemingly interminable haul between September and June. […]
6 Reasons and 1 Analogy Why Many CT Juniors Should Take TWO SATs in March
Many states now require high school juniors to take either the SAT or ACT (see, for example, Education Week) for […]
6 Reasons and 1 Analogy Why Most CT Juniors Applying to Competitive Colleges Should Take Two SATs in March
Students/Parents to whom this post does NOT apply: Those in private schools, which do not administer the free SAT on […]