The College Board makes information about the SAT registration process and test day readily available, but there are other things you should know which are not found on the SAT website. How early should you get there? What steps can you take to ease anxiety before the test? What do first time test takers wish…
[Read more]
PBS reports Colleges Using Big Data info such as Facebook Friends & Pics to Shape Admission Decisions
According to the PBS News Hour, for several years, colleges and universities have been encouraging prospective students to connect with faculty and current students at colleges such as Ithaca and Sarah Lawrence and analyzing the results. They use the data to predict the likelihood of which kinds of students were most likely to enroll and…
[Read more]
Summer SAT tutoring test preparation
Summer is an ideal time to study the SAT. As a one-on-one tutor I’ve discovered that during the school year it’s often difficult for parents and students to schedule the blocks of time needed for a complete SAT program. Too often, exams, athletic schedules, holidays, etc., can interfere with classes, homework, and practice exams. That is why I…
[Read more]
Italian for adults for business or pleasure
Italian is one of the easiest Romance languages to learn. Because it’s descended from Latin, there are many words that look familiar – such as stazione and familiare. In contrast with French, you pronounce every letter that you see. In contrast with Spanish there aren’t the major differences in usage and pronunciation between Castillian Spanish…
[Read more]
Speed reading
When I began my tutoring ten years ago I noticed that many of the students I work with struggled with their college prep, honors and AP reading reading requirements. Many confessed they never read outside of school, a troublesome admission since unless they read outside of school 2 hours a week, many will have trouble getting scores…
[Read more]