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Want to go to an Ivy League?
“The path to the Ivy League is most successfully traveled through exclusive private schools,” according to CBS Market Watch. In fact, their research showed that of the 100 U.S. high schools sending the highest percentage of students to Harvard, Yale … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Coaching, ACT, college applications, college essay, College Planning, ISEE, los angeles independent schools, Los Angeles tutoring, Parents, Private School Admission, SAT prep, Study Skills, Test Prep ACT or SAT, Tutoring, Uncategorized
Tagged ACT, college admissions, college application essay, college pplications, get into Harvard, help your student, Independent schools, Ivy League, ivy leagues, preparing for college, private schools, SAT, tips school, tutoring
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Waiting for Private School Admissions
For many applying to Los Angeles Independent Schools, the anticipation of enrollment decisions is nerve-racking and daunting, or as the LA Times referred to it, “waiting for Black Friday”. After all the research, testing, applying, and interviewing, there is nothing … Continue reading
Skills Every 18 Year Old Needs
As parents, when our child encounters frustration or anxiety, our first instinct is to swoop in and solve the problem. This need to protect, however well intended, has created a generation of children without coping skills. Let’s hear from an … Continue reading
Private Schools Road to Ivy Leagues
While it is true that fewer than 9% of applicants were accepted into an Ivy League school last year, some high schools sent over 46% of their students to an Ivy, Stanford or MIT. According to CBS Market Watch, “The … Continue reading
Is Your Child Ready for Back to School?
On average, students who don’t engage in summer learning lose the equivalent of two months’ worth of grade-level math and reading skills, according to the National Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University. “What I worry about a lot … Continue reading
How to Set Up a Home Literacy Environment
Have you ever thought of the little steps you could do to enrich your child’s literacy skills at home? Here are eight excellent strategies proven to motivate your early learner. These strategies can be implemented at home in addition to … Continue reading
Posted in Early Elementary, Kindergarten Prep, Los Angeles tutoring, Private School Admission, Study Skills, Tutoring
Tagged become a top student, beginner reading, early literacy, early reading, help your student, kindergarten preparation, los angeles private kindergartens, preschool, reading comprehension
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Exercise and Test Scores
Among elementary school students, 40 minutes of daily exercise increased IQ by an average of nearly 4 points Among 2 groups of 9 & 10 year olds -one with higher levels of physical fitness than the other- revealed that fitter … Continue reading
