Katlyn, a seemingly happy junor from Guilford High School, approached me with tears in her eyes. “I didn’t know there were so many students with test-taking anxiety. I’ve never told anyone.” During our SAT-ACT Mastery Seminars held in Madison and Old Saybrook – as well as in school at Old Saybrook High School, Valley Regional […]
Read MoreIn providing educational services to Connecticut parents for the last 16 years, I have heard most every variation of challenge that faces parents. Certainly, most calls start with inquiries about test prep or tutoring or college counseling but many quickly evolve into discussions that relay to the personal challenges of teens. Due to my book […]
Read MoreFor high school juniors, the Spring does not bring renewal but rather a gauntlet of tests. Most Connecticut juniors will take the SAT for the first time in the first week of March. The SAT is now offered by public high schools in Connecticut. Some students will heroically double up next week and take the […]
Read MoreOur SAT-ACT Mastery Seminar differs in many ways from those run by franchises such as Kaplan and Princeton Review. One of the bigger ways relates to the psychological shifting that occurs through my mini-lectures. Explaining the Growth versus the Fixed Mindset in the context of test prep has been one of the lectures that seems […]
Read MoreI was in Pasta Vita in Old Saybrook and felt someone tap me on the shoulder. It was the father of two SAT students from past SAT classes. “My children still talk about you and the class.” I knew he was not referring to my teachings of the intricacies of SAT test-taking strategies. “We see […]
Read More“Why are those kids filling up their buckets with water?” my son who was 12 at the time asked. “Because they don’t have running water in their houses.” my wife responded. My son and his two younger sisters looked perplexed. We were in Morocco. That moment might have been the best part of the trip. […]
Read MoreAs March approaches, most Connecticut High School juniors will be taking the SAT for the first time. Most parents and articles call the SAT that will be given in March the NEW SAT!!! Most juniors simply call it the SAT. For them, there is nothing new. Since several media outfits have called me for […]
Read More“Jake said he finally is learning math concepts due to your SAT class.” A parent of a student from Guilford High School said to me a few years ago. Perhaps the biggest misconceptions propagated by those who do not understand the SAT (or ACT) is that the test can be beaten by “strategy.” Certainly there […]
Read MoreBack in the day when most Connecticut parents took the SAT, every score was consequential. Most students took the SAT once or twice and were advised not to take the test a third time as it would not be looked upon favorably. Despite all the overblown talk of stress that our high school students face […]
Read MorePublic schools in Connecticut will be offering an SAT to all students sometime in March. The test will be paid for by the state of Connecticut. This is a great opportunity to have a trial run at the new SAT. The timing of the College Board’s March 5 SAT has created an unprecedented issue. Many […]
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