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A Secret to Acing Final Exams

on December 13, 2012 in Academics, Admissions, College readiness, Grades

What is the best way to ace your final exams? This is a timely question as millions of high school and college students are taking their final exams. You might assume that reading textbooks and notes over and over again is the best way to study, but researchers from Purdue and Washington University insist that [...]

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The Best Way to Study for Final Exams

on May 21, 2012 in College readiness, Grades

What is the best way to ace your teenager’s final exams? This is a timely question as millions of high school students are getting ready to take their final exams. You might assume that reading textbooks and notes over and over again is the best way to study, but researchers from Purdue and Washington University [...]

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Surprising Facts About College Freshmen

on February 6, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, Grades

During my college workshop at the University of California, San Diego, on Saturday, I asked the parents in attendance this question: What percentage of high school seniors do you think got accepted into their No. 1 college last year? One dad blurted out, “Six percent.” From the other side of the room, a mom provided [...]

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Are Students Learning Much in College?

on January 10, 2012 in Academics, College readiness, Grades, Parents

With crazy amounts of psychic energy being spent on getting teenagers into college, too many students and their parents think getting admitted is the hard part of the college process.  Actually, it’s not. Squeezing as much value out of the college experience once you’re a student is far more important. Unfortunately, however,  many students are [...]

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The Best Way to Study for Final Exams

on December 20, 2011 in Academics, College readiness, Grades

What is the best way to ace your final exams? This is a timely question as millions of high school and college students are taking their final exams. You might assume that reading textbooks and notes over and over again is the best way to study, but researchers from Purdue and Washington University insist that [...]

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Where Every Week Is Finals Week

on December 19, 2011 in Academic quality, Admissions, College readiness, Grades, Ivy League, Parents

Last week our son Ben called the house wanting to know if we wanted to Skype. We usually call him every Sunday to find out how he’s doing so whenever he contacts us it’s a big surprise. His primary reason for calling was to share with us how hard he was studying for his math [...]

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