Ace The AP Exams With These 10 Study Tips
According to a recent report published by the College Board, more than 1.2 million high school students took at least one AP exam in 2020. That’s a 27% increase from the number of students who took the exams in 2010. There’s a lot of good reasons to take an AP...
Test Prep: 10 Tips to Help You Prepare for the ACT or SAT
It often feels like our entire future hangs in the balance of an ACT or SAT score. There’s a lot of emphasis placed on standardized test-taking skills. And, while this may seem like a daunting prospect, here’s the good news. Test prep has been chiseled...
Why Scrapping the SAT Essay and SAT Subject Tests is Good for Students
The College Board announced January 19 that it is eliminating the SAT’s optional essay and ending its SAT Subject Test offerings. These changes pose zero downside for students. Students, parents and high school counselors alike have complained about the overlapping...
Is Your Student Ready for College?
College admissions letters are cause for celebration. But they’re not the end of the road. Forty percent of students who enroll in a four-year degree program will not finish within six years, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. What causes some students to soar and others to struggle? Joyce Draper, founder of Draper College Consulting, believes social, emotional and life skills are just as important as academic preparedness. She shares the college transition conversation she has with all her graduating seniors before they head to college.
