First, apologies for not updating the blog recently! Despite the global pandemic, it’s been a busy year for me, both personally and professionally. I wanted to check in and give some brief thoughts on the current state of affairs of testing in the US. Many of you have asked similar questions and expressed common concerns, […]
I have more than a few thoughts about the ongoing corona virus pandemic we are facing, but for the purposes of this post, I’ll focus on how it is impacting SAT and ACT prep for current juniors. As of now, all exams have been canceled until June at the earliest, and there’s a not insignificant […]
I tutored H.’s older sister a few years ago, and she set the bar quite high by increasing her score from a 27 to a 32 on her first try on the ACT. H. actually scored an 18 on his very first test taken unofficially, so my approach with him was quite different than what […]
C. came to me after going through an intensive program with the Princeton Review. She had a starting score of 1410. After several thousand dollars spent and over 20 hours of classroom and tutoring time, her score increased….a total of 30 points to a 1440. Not exactly the improvement she and her parents were hoping […]