Relationship of the PSAT and National Merit Scholarship Explained. In mid-October, high school sophomores and juniors across the country will sit down to take the preliminary SAT (PSAT), a test that assesses students’ math, reading, and grammar capabilities. The PSAT offers students a preview of the SAT’s format and content and serves as a low-stakes… Read more »
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Strategic Insights on Recent Trends in Admission and TestingShould you take the LSAT or the GRE to Apply to Law School?
Many Law Schools are accepting the GRE in place of the LSAT If you are planning to apply to law school in the next few years, you are probably thinking about taking a standardized test. Since its introduction in 1948, the LSAT has been a time-honored and much feared rite of passage. Recently, things have… Read more »
Why take the PSAT, and what are National Merit Scholarships?
Relationship of the PSAT and National Merit Scholarship Explained. In mid-October, high school sophomores and juniors across the country will sit down to take the preliminary SAT (PSAT), a test that assesses students’ math, reading, and grammar capabilities. The PSAT offers students a preview of the SAT’s format and content and serves as a low-stakes… Read more »
How to Approach the “Why Us?” Essay
“Why Us?” It’s the most common question you’ll be asked to write about as a supplemental essay to your college application. When you break down this prompt to its most basic form, colleges want to know two things: You’ve done your homework, and you know why the school is the best fit for you…. Read more »
Tips on Time Management for the New School Year
Get back in the swing of things with these time management tips! A new school year is around the corner, and we hope that this one will allow for kids in classrooms and on sports fields rather than in pajamas and on Zoom! As regular school days and extracurricular activities pick up again this year,… Read more »