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Why Students Should Start Scholarship Applications In Junior Year

It can get difficult for students to complete all their scholarship applications in senior year as they have to also focus on their college applications, their financial aid applications, and they also have to keep up their grades for the last year (colleges can rescind an offer if your grades fall too much). This is why it is recommended that students begin their scholarship applications as early as possible.

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2022 COVID Response in NYC Schools

There has been a massive concern amongst parents, teachers, and school administration on the Department of Education’s impending response to the surge of Coronavirus cases and the safety of in person learning at schools. According to city officials, there is a plan in place.

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How Does Tutoring Benefit Students?

Tutoring is a complementary process along with the education students receive in school. Many parents and students believe that tutoring can be supplemented with work from prep books, and extra homework. That is not the case. The most crucial part of tutoring is the tutor itself. A tutor can provide a fresh voice and perspective to what students are learning. Tutors are also better equipped to cater learning that complements students’ interests and learning styles.

What Is The Common Core?

The words “common core” seem to be a very common term nowadays. It seems every grade has some sort of standard that they have to follow very strictly and these standards are very different from what the curriculum used to be a couple of years ago.

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How To Keep Your Child Academically Engaged Over The Summer Break

It’s a no-brainer that students tend to forget what they learn during the school year when they go on summer break. While summer break is a necessary break for students to rest and recharge, the learning loss is imminent. It is something that affects all students, young and old.

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The Five Fs for Choosing The Right College

This week millions of 12th graders across the country are finding out which colleges have accepted them after a first ever pandemic college admissions cycle. For many seniors, it’s one filled with ups and downs, acceptance and rejection letters, wait lists and even questions as to whether a gap year would benefit them.

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3 Ways To Help Your Child Keep Their Momentum In School

As the public school system still remains in remote learning protocols, our children stay at home and can fall into ruts with their routines. As guardians watching over them and making sure students are keeping their yearning for learning alive, we have to help them keep their momentum in their school work. Here’s 3 ways we can keep curiosity alive.

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When Is The Next SAT?

The next SAT is scheduled for May 8, 2021. Registration ends on April 8, 2021. Late registration deadline is April 20, 2021 for mailed registration, and April 27, 2021 for registrations made online or by phone.

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Setting Goals = Maximum Productivity

By now, most students, having to go to school from home, have manifested a workflow for getting their work done without much distraction. Here’s another step you can take to keep yourself focused on the tasks at hand.

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Why Communication and Writing are Key Mathematics Skills

It is no surprise that common core mathematics topics require students to effectively explain their work. This was the main point behind common core, to make sure students are grasping the whole understanding of a topic.