Optional essay, no penalties for wrong answers, and more targeted math concepts. This is the new SAT. College Board officials announced big changes to the SAT college entrance exam this past Wednesday. The new test, which will be administered in 2016, is said to be a better representation of what students learn in high school and the tools they need to succeed in college and afterward. College Board President David Coleman says that these revisions…
Summer learning loss, also known as the “Summer Slide,” refers to the loss of academic skills and knowledge over the course of summer months. If your child is not intellectually engaged during out-of-school time, their performance in school will suffer when they return in the fall. Over summer vacation, students on average lose approximately two months of grade level equivalency in mathematical computation skills. Factual or procedural knowledge is where most students fall behind, studies…
Start researching schools you’re interested in If you already have a list of schools generated, that’s great. If not, you should begin working on that immediately. Once you have your list, start asking more specific questions, such as: What is the student-to-teacher ratio of the university’s introductory level courses? At the end of their freshman year, how many students transfer or drop out? What is the quality of the professors (prior work experience, availability to…
Information for ACT 2014 Spring Tests The next ACT scheduled for this spring is April 12th. The registration deadline is March 7th. A late fee is required if you register anytime between March 8th–21st. A later test date in the spring is scheduled for June 14th. You must register by May 9th. A late fee is required if you register anytime between May 10th–23rd. It’s important that you sign up as soon as possible, because…
The next test scheduled for the spring is March 8th and it is strictly SAT (no Subject Tests). The regular registration deadline has passed, but you can still sign up by mail by February 21st. The deadline for registrations made online or by phone is February 24th. A late fee applies for all late registrations. Later test dates in the spring include both SAT and Subject Tests. The deadline to sign up for the May…
SAT Test Prep Provides Students with Confidence and Test-Taking Strategies to Make the Most of Their Abilities As the test date for the March SAT approaches, students may experience some crippling pre-test jitters. As a college sophomore, I no longer have to worry about the dreaded SAT. This is a real weight off my shoulders, because when I was in high school, I fretted before the test, during, and after. My mother could tell you…
Staying organized and using time effectively and efficiently is a daunting task that most people (both children and adults) struggle with in various aspects of their lives. We call these executive function skills, but there is so much more attached to the stigma of these words. Frustration, anxiety, depression, passive aggression, oppositional behavior, and active aggressive behaviors are just a sample of the myriad of challenges parents and professional educators face on a daily basis…
“Before taking the SAT, I experienced the typical slew of stressors: What’s going to be on it? What if I get the test and completely blank? What if I fail miserably and I can’t go to my dream college? All of these questions went unanswered until I finally sat down with my number two pencil and took the SAT. It was a nauseating experience, filled with confusion, stress sweats and the rumble of my empty…
If your child is anything like I was during high school, midterms and finals result in stress, lack of sleep, anxiety, and overall discomfort. As a senior in college, I am currently a week away from the start of finals, and even thinking about the amount of work I have left to do before winter break makes me nervous. A lot of students, myself included, tend to procrastinate. Making room for all of the projects…
The end of the semester is fast approaching. As a sophomore in college, I am completing the Fall semester. Final exams, projects, presentations, and papers take up 75% of my thought process, and I am sure your children can relate to this as well. When I was in high school, I experienced a lot of stress in those three weeks prior to midterms and finals. I did not know how to manage time or break…
