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May 28, 2025
Helping Your Student Craft a Compelling College Essay
As college application season approaches, one of the most critical—and often intimidating—pieces of the puzzle is the personal statement, also known as the Common App essay. This 650-word essay is your student’s opportunity to speak directly to admissions officers beyond transcripts and test scores. It’s their chance to be heard.
May 19, 2025
Will Your Student Need a Test Score For College Admissions?
As your child navigates the college admissions process, it's important to understand a trend that’s often misunderstood: test-optional admissions. While some colleges allow students to apply without SAT or ACT scores, new data and updated institutional decisions show that submitting test scores can still offer significant advantages.
May 13, 2025
How do you find a seat to take an ACT if no seats are available?
If you have a student who still plans to register, they need to play around with the various combinations of ACT test options, but MOST IMPORTANTLY, they need to select WITH WRITING.
May 11, 2025
Help Your Junior Build a Smart College List This Spring
As your child wraps up 11th grade, now is the ideal time to start crafting a thoughtful and strategic college list. A well-balanced list can reduce stress, open more opportunities, and increase your student’s chances of finding the right academic, social, and financial fit.
May 4, 2025
Helping Your Student Build a Strong College Activities List
As your student embarks on the college application journey, one crucial component to focus on is the college activities list. This section of the application offers admissions counselors a window into your student’s interests, commitments, and character outside of academics.
Apr 21, 2025
What Students Need to Know About the New Enhanced (Digital) ACT
The new, enhanced digital ACT officially launched in April 2025 with the full launch occurring in paper in September 2025, and we’ve got the inside scoop from a firsthand test-taker (one of our tutors🤫) to help you navigate this big shift.
Apr 17, 2025
Post-Pandemic Learning Loss: What Parents Need to Know
We are learning A LOT about post-pandemic learning loss and its impact on students' cognitive development.
Mar 14, 2025
Here is a breakdown of what went wrong with the March 2025 SAT
In my role as a Board Member of the National Test Prep Association, I serve as the liaison between the N...
Jan 8, 2025
Choosing Between the Digital SAT and ACT
One important question many students will need to answer at some point is “Should I take the ACT or the SAT? Or both?” The answer often depends on WHO the student is. Many parents may remember ONLY taking the SAT in high school. Or some of us can even remember a time when certain colleges only accepted scores from one specific test. But times have changed!
Jul 29, 2024
A New Chapter for LEAP Begins
FINISHING MY 25+ YEAR LEAP CHAPTER and EXCITED ABOUT NEW ADVENTURES! -Lisa
This is SO bittersweet for me. I've made t...
Jul 16, 2024
A Revised ACT Test in 2025 with More Options for Students
On July 15, 2024, ACT announced changes to their online ACT test starting in April 2025 with the same changes rolling...
Jun 25, 2024
Who Should Take the August SAT or September ACT?
Believe it or not, it's already time to start thinking ahead to late summer and fall testing even though summer just ...