High School Students, Get Published in the New York Times!
Calling all high school students! Ever wonder what it’d be like to see YOUR name published in the…
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Changing College Admissions: Goodbye legacy preferences – What it means for you
With the recent news that Wesleyan University, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Minnesota dropping the use of…
Building a Strong Foundation: How Parents Can Support Students in the First Two Years of High School
Congratulations! Your family survived the middle school years, and your child has started high school. Great, you’re thinking.…
Mastering High-Stakes Years: A Guide for 11th and 12th Grade Families
Parents play a crucial role in supporting their teenagers through the high-stakes 11th and 12th-grade years. As your…
Soak Up Summer for College Success:
Tips for High Schoolers in Grades 9-12
While high schoolers may not always be keen to prioritize academics during summer, the break offers a great…
College Acceptance Rates: Who’s Got the Highest and the Lowest?
College acceptance rates for selective colleges are very low, with as few as 3% of student applications accepted…
Test-Taking Anxiety: What It Is and 9 Tips to Manage It
Test-taking anxiety can affect even the best of students. Students who participate in class, do their homework, and…
Time Management Skills: How to Maximize Your Most Valuable Asset
Over 2,000 years ago, Roman writer Publilius Syrus noted, “To do two things at once is to do…
Prioritization Skills: How to Manage Tasks for Better Productivity
Knowing how to prioritize tasks is an essential skill for students of any age. Students who know how…
What Is Executive Functioning?
From a professional figure skater landing a triple axel with ease to a neurosurgeon deftly performing intensive surgery,…
Executive Functioning Skills (and Why Every Student Needs Them)
Many parents would agree that, more than ever before, children today have to contend with mounting stress and…
Organizational Skills: How to Be More Organized in School and Life
It’s easy to tell when a student lacks organizational skills. Messy backpacks, lost assignments, last-minute cramming, late or…