General Education Advice

“I have good grades. I’m in a bunch of clubs. But I don’t have anything special.” Avery, a junior from Essex, said this during our meeting. “What can I do to help with admission?” Avery’s grades were strong, but we had to confront a reality that many families from the Connecticut Shoreline—Essex, Old Saybrook, Madison, […]

Parents of high school students throughout the Connecticut Shoreline — including towns such as Old Saybrook, Madison, Guilford, East Lyme, and Old Lyme — often ask when they should begin college counseling. The simple answer is: start as early as possible. There are practical reasons for this. Most families want to complete at least a […]

Parents throughout Connecticut, particularly along the Shoreline in towns such as Old Saybrook, Madison, Guilford, East Lyme, and Essex, frequently ask whether I work with young adults who did not attend college, started college but stopped, or are still unsure about their next steps. The answer is yes. In fact, helping young adults clarify their […]

Parents of high school students: Start college counseling as soon as possible. Here’s why: you want to have a couple of visits in the fall. But you don’t want to wait until mid-December when finals are in full. You can visit schools next weekend and then the weekend after Thanksgiving. Thereafter, you likely need to […]

“It just isn’t the same on so many levels.”  Betsy, a mom from Old Lyme, noted.  Her son attended Lyme-Old Lyme and had worked with one of his old tutors, who was now only meeting people online. She’s right. Students are already on the screen too much.  They lack interpersonal interaction.  The tutor she had […]

I glanced out my window before my first SAT class session of the fall season. It was to my surprise that I saw one of the new students, Greg, pick up our company sign that had fallen and put it back into place. He was unaware of my observation.  He did it because he thought […]

Transforming Connecticut Students Academically…But Really Changing Lives When asked in conversation what The Learning Consultants does, we briefly answer that we provide tutoring to our Connecticut clients in all academic areas, teach test prep classes, and counsel our parents and students in a wide variety of educational areas. But, some parents will press further: “my […]

1.         Routine I can usually predict a student’s grades by his/her adherence to a study routine.  Those who have strict routines, whether it is a distinct time, or time period, such as after practice, are quite often A students.  Those who usually – but not always – follow a routine are B students. Those who study […]

Trevor, a Guilford High School senior, came back to my office recently to say “hi.” He reminded me about the “Bill Bradley story” when he came for tutoring, and said it really changed his view on things. The great Bill Bradley said something to this effect when he spoke to our elementary school.  Years later, […]