Archive for November, 2012

Admission Interviews

I recently spoke to a very bright student who was applying to all of the top private high schools in NYC. She is very well-traveled, a dancer, actor, athlete, artist, […]

SAT or ACT?

Upon hearing my phone ring, if I were a betting woman and were to put money on what the unknown caller on the other end of the phone could be […]

Selecting an ISEE Tutor

So, your student is interested in getting into NYC private school or switching from one NYC private school to another. Your job, as a parent, is to educate yourself about […]

SAT Score Choice

As challenging as the SAT is for students, figuring out how to use Score Choice is the SAT equivalent for parents. College Board has implemented an optional score-reporting feature which […]

SAT Vocabulary

To score well on the reading comprehension section of the SATs, studying vocabulary is a MUST. When I was preparing for the SATs (a million years ago) my brilliant SAT […]