College Admissions Strategies
How AP Scores Can Boost Your College Admissions Chances!
If you’re a high school student or a parent navigating today’s college admissions process, let’s talk about something super important […]
5 Meaty Tips for Writing an UnCommonApp
See also: CommonApp Boot Camps, Dr. Yo’s CommonApp Handbook, and CPE’s CommonApp & Supplement Review Services
The Three Most Important Qualities to Impress College Admissions Committees
Successful applications in today’s ultra-competitive college admissions game tend to be as varied and unique as the individuals who write […]
TWO Crucial CommonApp Questions for Second Semester Juniors
How to prepare an… …that will bolster your candidacy and help you get in wherever you apply! Question #1: When […]
Darn it, *&#$%, I Got Deferred! Now What?
Wrong reaction! I mean, there are no wrong FEELINGS, but if you’re THINKING that getting deferred is bad news, think […]
SSAT, PSAT, SAT, ACT, and AP Prep
How AP Scores Can Boost Your College Admissions Chances!
If you’re a high school student or a parent navigating today’s college admissions process, let’s talk about something super important […]
Test Prep in the Flow of the College Admissions Game
Much has changed in U.S. secondary education for college-bound students over the past half century, from values to curriculum to […]
Got Feb ACTs? We Got 5 Tips for Cramming
If you’re taking the ACT in February and haven’t been able to prepare as thoroughly as you’d hoped up to […]
5 Reasons and 1 Analogy Why Many Juniors Should Take Two SATs in March
Many states today require high school juniors to take either an SAT or ACT (ACT & SAT Mandated States) for […]
Slow and Steady Wins the Standardized Testing Race
We’ve posted before about what to do when your standardized test scores surprise you—not in the good way. If you […]
High School Success
Reducing Stress—Especially for JUNIORS—is Part of Our Mission
Junior year has always been a notorious rite of passage: the hardest classes, most demanding teachers, grades counting the most, […]
How AP Scores Can Boost Your College Admissions Chances!
If you’re a high school student or a parent navigating today’s college admissions process, let’s talk about something super important […]
Shedding Light on the Dark Ages of Junior Year
Back when I was in high school, revisionist history notwithstanding, teachers sometimes referred to the Middle Ages the Dark Ages. Perhaps […]
12 Hot Tips for SAT & ACT Game Day Management
If you’ve been preparing over weeks or months for an ACT and/or SAT, then you’ve probably spent most of your […]
When Research Isn’t Research: It’s not Just Semantics
(Orighinally posted December 2, 2018) My work with a really bright junior at a top college that many CPE studentss would […]
“Prep” Talks Podcast
Got Feb ACTs? We Got 5 Tips for Cramming
If you’re taking the ACT in February and haven’t been able to prepare as thoroughly as you’d hoped up to […]
12 Hot Tips for SAT & ACT Game Day Management
If you’ve been preparing over weeks or months for an ACT and/or SAT, then you’ve probably spent most of your […]
Writing College Applications in the Sweet Spot: June, July & August
Many college-bound students make one of two critical mistakes when it comes time to thinking through and writing college applications: […]
Six Quality Summer Activities for Success in the College Admissions Game
Ah, summertime. The long awaited break from the rigors of academia during the seemingly interminable haul between September and June. […]