Each month, our team of tutors will introduce you to a key academic subject and offer you a guide to what to expect. Once you start high school, you’ll take a mix of required courses and electives spanning STEM (math, science, and technology), the humanities and social sciences (including English, history, geography, economics, and psychology), […]
What is the biggest edge that today’s tech titans had over their early competitors? Better writers. Perhaps it was the founder, or maybe the first head of operations. How do I know? The pinnacles of entrepreneurism are reached by those who can tell a better story. Persuasion is key to success. While there are tales […]
As I write this in spring 2020, labs around the world are working hard to understand a particular novel coronavirus. Perhaps when you’re reading this, the discoveries necessary to prevent or treat COVID-19 have been found (may it be true). If so, in your now, surely there is some other pressing problem that has researchers’ […]
I once was helping an art historian get a talk together for some scientists and engineers. She was worried that the audience would not find her presentation interesting. So I asked her what sort of tasks she does. As the curator of art installations that include lighting, she often finds herself working with pieces that […]
A scientist I worked with once said, “If a picture is worth a thousand words, then an equation is worth a thousand pictures.” Those of you laughing right now are probably STEM students. You know, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics. You dream big dreams of curing cancer AND the flu. Perhaps you’re already testing machine learning […]
The Sword Dance: Spikes How does one gain the spotlight in their college application? By highlighting your sharp points, your noteworthy points. A spike is an area in which you excel, and your spikes are most likely to garner attention. Spiky students do what they love, and descriptions of what you love will rise from […]