Our combined SAT-ACT class is starting next week: Old Saybrook, Saturdays, either 9-12 noon or 12:15-3:15 pm and Madison, 12:45-3:45 or 4-7 pm. Students can attend any of the 4 classes on any given weekend. (1 class per weekend). 7 weeks, $595, all books and materials included. In the past, we have run SAT classes […]
Read MoreThe SAT (and ACT) are scored on a curve. To quickly refresh those who may have forgotten the term: in school, if a teacher curved a test within an absolute equal distribution, she would award 20% As, 20% Bs, 20% Cs, 20% Ds, and 20% Fs. You may remember the more common curving – such […]
Read More“I didn’t do well on the SATs.” I hear this statement quite a bit. But I have learned to filter according to the student’s high school. For example, when a student from East Lyme High School makes this statement as one recently did, I’m pretty sure the student probably did well compared to the rest […]
Read MoreNovember wasn’t that far in the past. March isn’t that far in the future. As Connecticut juniors return to school today, they might not realize that the SAT is just around the corner. Due to new state law, all Connecticut public school students must take the SAT. By way of simple back story, federal mandate […]
Read MoreAs Connecticut schools reopen tomorrow, many parents will grumble. The daily school grind has returned. Getting children off to school on time, monitoring their homework, and taking them to endless activities can be energy draining if you view it as such. Lecturing myself as much as I suggest to my fellow parent brethren, catch yourself […]
Read MoreEvery year our Winter SAT class (this year SAT and ACT) held in Old Saybrook, CT and Madison, CT leads students to a wonderful result: they get their test scores in order early during the college process. The strategic plan is as follows: prepare vigorously for the March SAT (and either the February or […]
Read MoreResolution 1. I will not overdo activities at the expense of either important relationships or academics. “Lauren is heading to Pennsylvania that weekend for a softball tournament.” Mrs. Angeli said about her junior daughter at Guilford High School. So, she won’t be able to take the SATs. She’s also missing her grandmother’s 75th birthday. But […]
Read MoreJust some quick news for parents of Connecticut juniors, PSAT results are scheduled to come in.
Read More“What is the smallest thing you could do differently that would lead to better grades?” I asked JT, a sophomore at Valley Regional High School in Deep River, CT. Like most boys, JT was bored during class, distracted during his homework, and unmotivated about what he needed to do for college. The big shifts that […]
Read MoreFor those without the patience to listen, the simple summary is that we live in a knowledge economy. College provides a filtering mechanism for employers to quickly sort out who to interview among thousands of applications. Zakaria uses the example of a Wall Street investment bank with 20,000 plus applicants and a couple hundred spots. […]
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121 Main Street, Office 3A Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Branch Office:
71 Bradley Street, Madison, CT
Fairfield Office:
10 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield, CT