By Ben Sexton People may be surprised to learn that only rarely do I hear from former clients about where they will be attending college. For most of my students, the test preparation process ends well before those acceptance letter...
By Ben Sexton Without exaggeration, I’d say the college application process is more confusing than ever. One by one, each element of the application – from testing to grades, from teacher recommendations to essays –...
By Ben Sexton This question appears simple enough. Much like asking, “what’s a good temperature to cookswordfish on the grill” But ask professional tutors, and many of them will give somewhatwishy-washy answers, many of which amoun...
Choosing test-optional is not always a simple decision. Everyone would love, of course, to know whether to go test-optional right from the start of the college process. But, despite the best efforts of all parties involved, sometimes a s...
By: Ben Sexton Welcome back in 2023. More than any other year, students took a break from tutoring and academics over Winter Break, which I think was a great idea. Celebration and relaxation are important! Now that we’re back to t...
Almost anyone who has followed the news the past couple of weeks has heard about ChatGPT, the AI bot that can write essays, solve ACT questions, write computer code, and even tell jokes. Our industry quickly realized that a student ...