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Your Grades & Your Scars: Creating An Effective College Entrance Essay

The discussion of whether Affirmative Action should or should not have been overturned is irrelevant. If your college application requires you to write an essay…

Are You a Junior In February? What Should Your College Prep Look Like?

Here are seven things you can be doing to set yourself up for a college application: 1. Getting the best grades in the toughest classes…

College Essay Help

What is the Common Application? You might be familiar with the Common Application, Common App for short, which serves as a single application that is…

5 New Year’s Resolutions for Students

The New Year is a great time to reflect on the changes we want to or need to make. If you’re a student looking at…

What Motivates Students?

Researchers examined 150 studies on student motivation and found that … “teachers and parents influence motivation… by satisfying three psychological needs.” These are “competency, belonging…

Midterms Approaching? Here Are Some Study Tips To Help

Midterms are fast approaching and as many of us are gearing up for exams, it’s important to remember that there are ways to study better…

New Test Scores Show Learning Gaps

As most parents already know too well, last year’s learning disruptions caused significant problems for CT students. According to the Hartford Courant, an Aug. 31…

Start The New Year Off Right

Back to school time is here! What comes to mind when you think of “back to school”? I think of new teachers, new classmates, new…

Online Resources To Help Your Struggling Learner

Navigating and advocating for your child’s education can be challenging at times, especially if your child has learning challenges. In Connecticut, we are fortunate to…