Category: Counseling
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SAT Success: Zinkerz Students See Remarkable Score Increases in Verbal and Math Sections
Karly, the Chief Information Officer at Zinkerz, an online education company, is thrilled to reveal the results of their students’ most recent SAT examinations in December. According to reports, the verbal portion of the exam was difficult, and some students struggled with the older reading passages included in the exam. Despite this, the scores on…
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The Impact of AI on Education and the Future of Learning
The dramatic advances in AI and synthetic reality are taking the world by storm. Recent articles highlight the progressive nature of AI. The web is being taken over by articles entirely written by AI, advertisements, essays… you name it, and the newest AI can do it. Only a few weeks ago, this was not the…
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Eventually, will AI take over and replace humans?
How does Spotify know what music sounds like? All of our Spotify Wrapped came out earlier this week and whether your most listened to artist was Daft Punk or a good musician like Olivia Rodrigo, it makes sense that the app was able to tell the genre of music that you listened to the most.…
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The National Report Card: Living in a post-covid academic era
The past two weeks have been a concerning time for parents of school-aged children… And this is not specific to any grade. Whether you have a child in kindergarten or one applying to (or attending) college, you, as a parent, are hearing and reading about some alarming reports. You may even analyze specific pieces of…
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Process or Product? Why not both?
Learning is a journey that has numerous steps, falters, missteps, and successes along the way. Since we are young and learn to walk, we all have experienced hurdles and roadblocks. We learn to overcome them… Or most of them. And we learn how to face challenges along the way. At some point, our focus is…
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I hate my major. What should I do?
Congratulations! You got into the college of your dreams! There’s just one hiccup—you’ve found yourself not being as passionate as you had imagined about the major you signed up for. No need to worry. This hurdle is one that thousands, maybe even millions (I’m not sure, not every student has returned my email yet) of…
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Does going to college make sense? Will it expand my earning potential?
While there is perhaps no better time than the four short years of high school in a young person’s life to fully “live in the moment,” they will inevitably contemplate what’s next. For many students, the idea that attending university is the best option has been instilled in them, from parents to school counselors—and for…
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The COVID academic slide may be worse than expected, but we can overcome it!
Please CLICK HERE to watch a LIVE session with more information. When Covid-19 mandated that all schools be closed and replaced with online learning, many parents breathed a sigh of relief for their children’s protection. However, this relief turned into a worry for the future of our children’s education and their social well-being. Will they…
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Deferral: Not a Dead End!
The time has come, and you receive an email: “There’s a new status update to your application.” You hold your breath as you log into the college’s portal. This moment could reveal your admittance into one of your Early Action or, more significantly, Early Decision applications. You click the “Review My Status’’ button and read:…
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Which of the following makes the most sense in online education: group instruction or private tutoring?
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This common saying encourages students, professionals, and siblings to work together. And it makes sense, right? Together, we have more resources and can create bigger and better things. But then why do some things work better individually? And does “teamwork REALLY make the dream work?”…