High School and College
For Students and Parents
HOW TO SHOWCASE YOUR TALENTS WHEN APPLYING TO COLLEGE
All colleges strive to have vibrant and diverse student communities and a thriving student-led art scene that serves as an essential incubator for creativity, risk-taking, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication–or in short, all the things you would expect...
5 Tips for Doing an Online Interview for College Admissions
Second summer in a row when most colleges are option out to conduct video interviews with their applicants instead of meeting in person. Gone are the days when applicants get dropped off at Starbucks for a chat with an alum. It is all cam and zoom glam these days. For...
What the 2020 Acceptance Rates Tell Us About The College Admissions Trends During COVID
It’s that time of the year again. If you are a student who applied to college this admissions cycle, you are surely spending these last couple of weeks anxiously checking your emails and clicking links in various portals to hopefully find good news. Most colleges are...
Gifted-Kid Burnout: Why Should You Care?
From a young age, I was told I could accomplish anything and everything. All I had to do was to will it to happen without even trying. You might be thinking how wonderful it is to have things come so easy. Well, I was lied to. Everyone told me that I could “move...
How to Calculate Your GPA for the College Admissions Application
Working hard to select the best classes, score high, and do your very best is necessary. Most students think a lot about their GPA in high school. There’s no doubt that GPA is one of the most important pieces of information colleges will consider in your...
Why You Should Not Submit Scores Directly Through The Free Score Option
It is important to mention here that the SAT with essay writing and the SAT subject tests are no longer offered by the College Board, and the SAT test is no longer accepted by the University of California System. Many students ask us about the best time to send in...