How to Improve Your Scores over Holiday Break!
It seems like just yesterday that the fall semester started back up, you greeted friends you hadn’t seen over the summer, and classes began. Before you knew it, the semester was half over–now we’re on to Thanksgiving, and winter break is right around the corner. You are probably looking forward to a change from the [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsTest Prep Experts: Keeping Students Motivated
There are two kinds of motivation: long term and short term. The learning team (student, tutor, educational institution, and parent) is responsible for maintaining motivation throughout the process, but the tutor-student relationship is critical in each and every level of motivating the learning process. On a day-to-day level, motivation is necessary to keep focus and [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsHow much should you be willing to go into student debt?
A discussion about student debt and how majors can affect how much you’ll owe… (or won’t owe) after you graduate school. Ideally, a student would pay the expense of college tuition and living expenses with accumulated savings, scholarships, grants and/or earned income; however, these means are not always enough to last the duration of a [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsSummer Pre-College Programs Can Enhance Your College Applications
As old man winter approaches in many parts of the country, it isn’t too early to start thinking about summer pre-college programs (also known as summer enrichment programs) for junior and rising senior high school students. Many programs are booked by February or March so if you wish to find a good program for summer [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsTips on How Middle School Students Can Prepare for High School and College
Your middle school grades and activities won’t appear on your college application, but you can use seventh and eighth grades to set yourself up to have the strongest record possible in high school. This will, in turn, increase your prospects of getting into an academically strong college. Additionally, if you’re applying to private high schools, [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsAre Liberal Arts Grads happier than Private and Public University graduates?
A survey conducted by the Annapolis Group of alumni from 130 liberal arts schools, the top 50 public universities and private universities reveals disparities in their assessments of the quality of their undergraduate educational experiences. According to the study, 77 percent of alumni from liberal arts colleges rated their undergraduate experiences excellent, compared to 59 [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsThe Right and Wrong Reasons for Selecting a College
[This article helps students understand the right and wrong reasons for selecting a college.] As a college faculty member and administrator for more than a generation and the father of a college student, I have seen too many families choose colleges for the wrong reasons. Here are a few common mistakes students make in choosing [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsInteresting Facts about American Colleges Today
America’s higher education system is an intriguing one as illustrated by the following revelations from the Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual almanac; here are some interesting facts about American colleges today: 1. Less than one-third of Americans hold at least a bachelor’s degree, but at least 30 percent of adults in 16 states-mostly on the [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsTake more challenging courses in high school
The College Board, which administers the SAT and Advanced Placement(AP) exams, posed questions to 1,507 students who finished high school in 2010 to see how they were doing a year later. Almost half of the students stated that they wish they had taken more difficult writing, math, and science courses. An overwhelming majority of students [...] Continue Reading...
no commentsHow Much Can You Earn Over A Lifetime With Your Degree?
A recently released study by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and The Work-Force traces median life-time earnings by highest educational attainment. Results of this study follow. Median Life-Time Earnings by Highest Educational Attainment: Less Than High School $973,000 High School Diploma $1,304,000 Some College/No Degree $1,547,000 Associates Degree $1,727,000 Bachelor’s Degree $2,268,000 Masters Degree $2,671,000 [...] Continue Reading...
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