From the earliest attempts to rank students, most reasonable people have viewed standardized testing as something of a necessary evil in college admissions. Has that begun to change?
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Next year, Harvard's pool of applicants will no longer be required to send SAT® Essay scores; should your students bother to take the SAT® Essay?
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A standout college application demonstrates as much success and accomplishment outside of the classroom as inside. With so many extracurricular options, students can easily become overwhelmed and miss out on great chances to build their resume.
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The 8 lessons I learned at #SXSWedu2017…
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“Keep Austin Weird;” residents wish to preserve what’s great about Austin just as educators wish to preserve what’s great about education, all while embracing all the great things to come!
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Selling test prep to schools can feel scary and confusing, but there are effective strategies to help forge a successful tutoring partnership with schools.
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Here are a few of the more interesting things I experienced on day one of SXSWedu…
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Total Student Support’s Virginia Ruehrwein is back with more college admissions info that tutors need to know and be able to share with students and parents. This blog post kicks off our admissions calendar, focusing first on junior year: the most critical time period in the college admissions process!
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Have you ever been tripped up on a question about college admissions? This week, we are featuring a guest post by Total Student Support’s Virginia Ruehrwein to help guide test-prep tutors through the college admissions basics.
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