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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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Trying out the clt
I took the CLT not only to add a stone to my infinity gauntlet but so you don’t have to. Read on to find out what I’ve learned.
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Beyond the Headlines: A Review of Miracle Children
When viral college acceptance videos showed students getting into elite universities, America ate it up. Then the truth emerged. Miracle Children exposes how one school exploited our obsession with highly rejective colleges—and reveals the broken systems, persistent myths, and deep American failures fueling the admissions hunger games.
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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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