Tag: junior year

The New ACT-SAT Concordance and, More Importantly, What to Do About It

Posted by: admin on March 14th, 2019

On June 14, College Board and ACT released an updated concordance between scores on the ACT and scores on the recently revised 2016 SAT. For a wonderfully detailed quantitative assessment, I strongly recommend you read the excellent post from Compass Prep. The changes to the concordance can be briefly summarized as follows: Higher scores (SAT […]

Suggestions for Summer Reading

Posted by: admin on March 14th, 2019

Relax. Enjoy. Read. Summer is a great time to exercise your curiosity and follow your instincts toward a new interest. So why not experiment and create a whole new area of the world to investigate. Books can be a great companion to your summer. Need some ideas? To get you started, PrepMatters tutors and counselors […]

Study Skills to Break the Vicious Cycle

Posted by: admin on March 14th, 2019

Raise your hand if you’d like to spend less time studying and get better grades. No, no, not both hands, and stop jumping up and down! Seriously, though … if you’re like most of my students, you might feel trapped in a bit of a vicious cycle right about now: you stay up late to […]

The Final Summer Before High School

Posted by: admin on March 14th, 2019

In a few short, well actually, not-so-short months, eighth grade will be behind you, and you will have a full summer ahead of you. Should you binge-watch your favorite shows? Sleep until noon every day? Engage fully in the art of hanging out? While there is some benefit to changing your routine during the summer […]

The 360° on Demonstrated Interest

Posted by: admin on March 14th, 2019

First, let’s define demonstrated interest; after that, we can explore how it can help you make an informed decision regarding your college choice. “I thought demonstrated interest was me telling colleges that I am really interested in them?!” Yes, this is true. You are the one reaching out to colleges, and demonstrated interest is an […]

Space Inside & Out

Posted by: admin on March 14th, 2019

The New Year brings a cold snap – and a chance to evaluate our priorities, set our intentions, develop healthier habits, and approach our lives with greater mindfulness and grace. With new habits, we create new living spaces for ourselves, both inside and out. In our book, The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of […]

Understanding Your PSAT Scores

Posted by: admin on March 12th, 2019

With any luck, your first reaction to your PSAT scores was to hang up the score report on the refrigerator rather than ball it up in the wastebasket. But either way, you should remember that the PSAT was only practice: good scores won’t get you into college and poor scores won’t keep you out. The […]

Preparing for the College Interview

Posted by: admin on March 12th, 2019

Prepare with practice and research.  Relax and reveal yourself. Remember to express yourself in writing: share your resume and write a thank-you note. The college interview rarely makes or breaks an admission decision, but it can be an important component of your application. Before you even begin to get nervous, however, check to see if […]

Preparing for the College Interview

Posted by: admin on March 12th, 2019

Prepare with practice and research. Relax and reveal yourself. Remember to express yourself in writing by sharing your resume and writing a thank you note. The college interview rarely makes or breaks an admission decision, but it can be an important component of your application. Before you even begin to get nervous, however, check to […]

Reading is the new Vocabulary

Posted by: admin on March 12th, 2019

The secondary school admissions process is largely over. Visits have been made. Tests have been taken. Applications have been submitted. Regardless of the test taken, SSAT ISEE, or HSPT, these exams challenged students to answer synonyms, antonyms, and analogies, sentence completions and logical categorizations. Now that the tests are over, students never need study vocabulary […]