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. read more
Sometimes the experience of young people in NYC with community service can have a cynical edge, more about resume-building than engagement. There are abundant opportunities for students to give back. So, here, we urge parents to encourage ways for their kids to give back, but we also offer a reminder that community service is a vehicle for ingraining real values and a spirit of civic ownership in our students. read more