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3 Tips to Help You Memorize Anything
You've probably had that stressful feeling before: you've got to memorize what feels like hundreds of dates, spellings, chemical equations or types of bones, and you have no idea how you'll ever commit all those facts to memory.
College EssaysUndergraduate AdmissionsWriting
Five Surefire Ways For Students To Manage College Application Stress Effectively
Applying to colleges can be stressful, and for teenagers, this decision is one of the biggest they will have made in their lives. College-bound seniors might be feeling overwhelmed and overworked as admissions deadlines loom closer, and the stress will build as they struggle to finish everything on time.
Elementary School
Back to School Organization: Elementary School
It's almost time to go back to school! Whether your child cannot wait to walk through those school doors, or is clinging onto these last weeks of summer, it is time to get organized for the new school year.
ACTSATStandardized Tests & Test Prep
5 Things You Should be Doing the Week Before the Big Test
You spend months preparing for the SAT or ACT. You take endless practice tests, expand your vocabulary, brush up on your math, and generally pour countless hours (often in a class or with a tutor) into getting ready for the test.
College LifeSAT
3 Ways to Find Great Colleges for You Without Using Rankings
Numbers sometimes lie (and people sometimes lie about numbers). More importantly, numbers don’t tell the whole story. When you’re looking at colleges, you’ll want to make judicious use of the available numbers — […]
MathSummer
Your Kids Will Love Doing Math This Summer (If You Do Too)
In summertime, the living is easy, but making sure your children don’t forget all the math they learned in the past school year is hard. Still, just as you work to keep them interested […]
College LifeHigh School
How to Explain a Bad Grade to College Admissions
A bad grade can seriously damage your college application. Sometimes bad grades come without a particularly useful explanation; they are simply the result of a failure to work at the appropriate level for the course you're taking.
College Life
Three Essential Things To Consider With SAT/ACT Test Prep Services
As a high school student, you've most likely heard about the SAT and ACT for years. By now, you understand the importance of the tests and how the scores can impact your admission or scholarship chances.
MBA
Going to Business School with a Family (Part Three)
Don’t forget to read Part One and Part Two: Opportunities of this article for comprehensive advice on going to Business School with your partner. It’s critical to research what you can expect from a particular B-School […]
Testimonials
Why Higher SAT Scores Don’t Mean Boys Are Better At Math
When the College Board released data on the updated 2016 SAT, the results raised some hackles. For more than 40 years, girls have consistently received lower test scores in math than boys on the […]
Testimonials
Expert Tips for Getting Your Executive MBA
Getting an Executive MBA (or EMBA) can change your life. It can jumpstart your career, facilitate a promotion, or ease a shift from one job (or even one career path) to another. But since […]
LSAT
TIPS ON WRITING A GREAT LAW SCHOOL APPLICATION ADDENDUM
You have numerous opportunities to share your experiences in your law school applications through the personal statement, diversity statement, and short answer responses. However, you may need to explain irregularities or discrepancies in your application, too.