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In college admissions, as with much in life, long-term planning is key. As a rule, we don't encourage obsessive resume-building for resume-building's sake, but we do advise our NYC clients to think ahead as much as possible, especially for something as uniquely vexing as the SAT. SAT prep is a thing unto itself because the SAT tests isn't a test about content or intellect, it's a test about how well one takes the SAT. So, we've put together the following timeline in order to help students think through how they can go about learning the test.
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Ideally, tutors are self-defeating: we think our tutors are so good they should eventually make themselves redundant. That's because the theory we maintain about tutoring is that at its best it doesn't impart content so much as teach learning. That makes the following post about how we think about tutoring something like a mission statement.
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It goes without saying, we interact with parents and their children a lot in our line of work. Families in NYC are a special breed, having to contend with the constant stream of attractions, distractions, and interactions that come with living in close quarters with 8 million other people. Here, one of our PwP resident parent-educators considers how to raise children who are independent enough to thrive in New York but preserve the requisite respect and consideration that our high-impact lives demand.
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Part of the art of learning is learning how you learn. That might sounds circular but it isn't. At Partners with Parents, one of the main things we try to do with the New York families we work with is help students figure out and learn how to implement the habits and strategies that work best for them. 
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Amid all the distractions and pressures of education in NYC, students and parents can benefit enormously by developing good habits and keeping in academic "fighting trim." Our expert tutors have helped us compile the following strategies for sustainable educational success. This is parenting and learning advice that can help every family work together to maximize their achievement.
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