General Education Advice

Quick research: what percentage of parents are funding their young adult children? Dozens of articles will come up.  Here’s one: Parents are financing their not-yet-financially-independent adult children If you think paying for college is expensive, consider having to continue funding your young adult children well into their adulthood. I have a client from Old Lyme, […]

Unlocking Academic Mastery: How The Learning Consultants Help Every Student Thrive At The Learning Consultants, we believe that true academic success is about far more than answering questions correctly on a quiz. It is about building mastery, cultivating confident learners, and developing the motivation and study skills that empower students to excel not just in […]

Shoreline CT students – and those who want to meet virtually…. Only a few spots left. Contact us for detail. Daryl CapuanoCEO, The Learning Consultants and Connecticut’s top private education consultant full bio

This post will not be for everyone.  It will not be for many.  I will address the concepts of meaning and purpose. As such, what I write will not directly address getting into college, grades, or SAT scores. It will, however, address all of the above and more if you understand and sort out how […]

Yes – the SAT matters. For admission and scholarships. Yes – we can help. See our test prep options and/or contact us to learn more. Daryl CapuanoCEO, The Learning Consultants and Connecticut’s top private education consultant full bio

Winter SAT Mastery Seminar The Shoreline’s Premier SAT Preparation Experience 🎓 About the Instructor Daryl Capuano has devoted over two decades to helping Connecticut students reach their full potential. A graduate Georgetown and Penn Law, Daryl combines the analytical precision of a lawyer with the motivational insight of an educator. Since founding The Learning Consultants, he has personally […]

“I don’t know where the time went….” “We kept discussing when we would start our visits…” “Soccer took up so much time…” “He just wasn’t interested… “We thought we would visit in the summer…” In providing college counseling for Shoreline, CT, students through the years, I have heard every explanation – many completely understandable – […]

Winter SAT Mastery Seminar The Shoreline’s Premier SAT Preparation Experience 🎓 About the Instructor Daryl Capuano has devoted over two decades to helping Connecticut students reach their full potential. A graduate Georgetown and Penn Law, Daryl combines the analytical precision of a lawyer with the motivational insight of an educator. Since founding The Learning Consultants, he has personally […]

The Learning Consultants separated itself from other educational consultancies through focusing on mastery training. Student Mastery provided the general basis for helping thousands of Connecticut high school students through the years. True academic success is not driven by intelligence alone. It comes from building mastery—the disciplined acquisition of skills that compound over time. At The […]

“The year disappears quickly…” so begins another college counseling session with parents in our area as they wonder if they should start college counseling. College visits are a vital part of the college selection process.  Unfortunately, colleges run on the same calendar as high schools.  Visiting during winter or summer break is not optimal.  Without […]