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The P in PSAT doesn’t stand for practice
Recently almost 4 million students around the country received their scores back from the PSAT. I have a child in 11th grade and I tutor the SAT (which is the same as the PSAT for all intensive purposes ) and other bubble tests, so I talk to students and parents almost daily about testing and…
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The NY Times Doesn’t Cover College
What’s Kanye wearing? What’s El*n driving? What’s Besos buying? If you believe the answers to these questions are relevant to your life then the New York Times might be the best paper for you to learn about the college process. If you pattern your life choices after what a billionaire or celebrity does, if you…
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What is a good college?
What is a good college? Who sets the standards for good? How do you find which college is right for your family?
This post will explore some ways to find the right college.
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The ABCs of College Board
Once again this week I was reminded that College Board is not an educational or research institution, it’s a marketing firm with a product to sell. And like most marketing companies they follow the ABCs as defined by Mitch from Glengarry Glen Ross … “Always Be Closing” Yesterday, the University of Alabama announced that 2026-27…
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Do You Need a Private College Counselor? I Asked the Pros
Several times in the past month I’ve gotten the same question “should I hire an independent college counselor?” I’ve been asked about it by super wealthy families and middle income families (poor families tend not to ask about purchasing luxury goods). Since this has come up so much I figured it was time to stop…
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AI Cheating: The SAT-ACT Em dash Controversy
The newest “AI” boogeyman is the em dash. Apparently, the large language models (LLMs) have a tendency to use em dashes. This tendency, like the use of particular vocabulary words, is being used to identify AI writing. And of course, in our modern nuance-free age, the use of AI is framed by AI-haters as cheating…
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