For most students, the school counselor is someone they meet with maybe two or three times a year for services like college planning information sessions and course selection. If you attend a small school, you either have one overwhelmed counselor who handles...
Preparing for the next chapter of your or your child’s life is exciting, but at the same time balancing deadlines, big decisions, others’ expectations, and just waiting for answers can be a significant source of stress. So whether you are a high school student worried...
It’s midnight, and a blue glow can be faintly seen peeking from the crack under Alexa’s bedroom door. She was meant to be asleep hours ago, but her day full of classes, activities, homework, and chores has left her adrenaline pumping and her mind in need of escape....
School is out for the day, soccer practice is over, and it’s time to do homework. Julie has to study for a Spanish vocab quiz, finish a set of geometry questions, and read the next two chapters of The Great Gatsby. Not too bad, right? For Julie, who has ADHD, even a...
Students starting high school and getting ready to apply to college are often bombarded with new terms and trends that make it difficult to know what they’re supposed to do to gain acceptance—from what classes to take and extracurriculars to do, to what to highlight...
Standardized testing has been going through a bit of a metamorphosis lately: a digital version of the SAT launched last spring and the ACT is set for its own overhaul in 2025. Now, it looks like Advanced Placement exams will follow when the program begins the process...
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Transcripts, resumes, activities lists, letters of recommendation, and essays are all familiar parts of a typical college application. For many students, however, there is the added responsibility of providing colleges with a portfolio that highlights the best...
From expanding test-optional policies to the recent rollout of the new Digital SAT, the college admission landscape has changed a lot in the past few years. Now, it’s the ACT®’s turn. To compete with the SAT and encourage more students to choose the ACT® as their...
School is back in session: the perfect time to support the executive function skills students need to make a smooth transition from summer to the classroom. What are executive function skills? These skills are mental processes related to planning, working memory,...
You’re staring at the blinking cursor on your screen, hoping for inspiration to strike. After all of your hard work in class, volunteering at the local animal shelter, and getting elected as class treasurer, you thought that an essay about yourself would be easy....
It’s nearly the end of the summer, and before school starts, you thought it would be a good idea to get to work on applications for the many scholarships you hope will help pay for college next year. You open your browser with its dozen or so tabs and panic sets in:...
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