For years students (and their parents) have been sweating the SAT. Now, the ACT is increasing in popularity, with many students taking both. An article in CNN.com explains why many students opt to take both:
Last year, many students reported being worn out by the length of the newly revised SAT, which is has been expanded [...]
Why Take the ACT?
Must College be in Your Child’s Future?
When it comes to the pursuit of a college education, the goal is seldom questioned, even if the methods occasionally are. As a parent, I am often quick to forget that my child may not fit someone else’s model of the ideal student. And perhaps the ideal of college is not the right [...]
Posted 12 October 2006 by Leon Baranovsky
Tags: college admissions
Tags: college admissions
AP Tests? One High School Says NO!
As a parent, I struggle with balance like most parents do. I like to make sure my kids have some down time, but I feel the pressure of living in a community of over-achievers. According to an article in yesterday’s NY Times, Scarsdale High School, where 70 percent of the 1,500 students take an Advanced [...]
