Talk to college coaches. If you want the most direct advice about college admissions, they will cut to the chase. Most college marketers discuss “holistic” admissions. Their claims is easily disputed by matching test scores to college rankings. Yes, there are candidates who have lower scores than the averages at schools but most all have […]
Read MoreAs the PSATs have returned, Connecticut high school juniors will suddenly note that “it’s getting real.” Parents feel the same way. Some common themes when the PSATs come back: Many parents fully understand the significance of both the SAT and the college process. They will figure out how best to prepare and start as soon […]
Read MoreAs juniors throughout Shoreline, CT realize, the college process just got real. Sign up now for our SAT-ACT Mastery Seminar. Daryl CapuanoCEO, The Learning Consultants and Connecticut’s top private education consultant full bio
Read MoreA combination of anxiety, worry, and, in some cases, panic sets in for parents and students of high school juniors. The best thing to do: take action Ask your friends with older children, at least those “in the know” – and your guidance counselors, if they will speak to you off the record, about The […]
Read MoreAmazon I speak with Connecticut parents every day about college. I have done so for 2o years. In the last several years, discussions have almost always included the financial investment required. While we all want our children to have a great life experience in their college years, most every parent is worried about the career […]
Read MoreBroadly speaking, college admission is based on: (1) objective factors: the academic index (2) subjective factors: “hooks” (such as athletics/diversity/connections) and activities/defined interest/essay/application Unless one of those hooks is exceptionally strong, the objective factors dominate the initial screening of candidates. If students do not reach a certain number within the school’s academic index, then the […]
Read MoreSix-pages, full sentences, “narrative” format. These could be the requirements of a middle school writing assignment. But, they’re actually Jeff Bezos’s guidelines for “pitching” plans at Amazon. According to Franklin Foer in “What Jeff Bezos Wants” (The Atlantic, November 2019), Bezos insists that his employees explain their ideas in lengthy narratives, because he knows that […]
Read MoreAs a writing teacher, I talk about vocabulary a lot. After all, words are essential tools for writers. Even more important, words make thinking possible. They give shape to our thoughts, enabling us to identify and clarify what’s in our minds. So, the more words we know, the more “thinking” we can do, and the […]
Read MoreGood writing isn’t just important for authors, English teachers, or technical writers. It tops the list of skills most prized by employers today. According to a 2018 survey by the NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers), employers placed written communication ahead of all other attributes they value in recent college graduates (“In the Salary […]
Read MoreWhy do students so often struggle with their college application essays? While some find writing in general daunting, others get stuck mainly because they’ve forgotten to think about their audience. All writers, no matter their purpose in writing, need to consider their audience. Who will be reading their writing? Knowing this from the start and […]
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