senior year

March is a busy time for high school juniors and their families. Here are our tips to guide juniors into powerful springtime college readiness. Senior year schedules: Many schools have kids pick classes for their senior years during March. Kids need a full schedule that is as hard and challenging […]

March Into Our College Readiness Tips

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I hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving holidays. Take advantage of this time to finish up your college applications, apply for financial aid and scholarships, and finish up your fall semester strong. Here are our ten tips to guide you through the holidays.

2016 Thanksgiving College Readiness Tips

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Senior year of high school should be a time for mastery, exploration, and rigor. Colleges want academically inquisitive, passionate, and talented students. Here are some tips to guide seniors through their course selection for senior year.

Spring Into A Strong Senior Year Schedule

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We hope you had a happy and healthy winter vacation. We imagine many of you helped with last minute recommendations and school reports as well as assisted kids with their applications. We did both. Here are some tips for people working with seniors.

2015 January College Readiness Tips for Seniors

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This is prime time for helping high school juniors pick their pivotal senior year schedules. Below are several tips to help guide you and your students through this key process as the rigor of a student’s high school experience is a core factor in the college admission’s process. Please remember that colleges are looking for academically committed and passionate students and that senior years should be the peak of their high school experience not a plateau or downhill slope. Our tips include how to help students select their schedules as well as other tips for making their academic experiences powerful throughout their senior years of high school.

Planning Powerful Senior Year Schedules

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Most colleges applications are open and ready for students to complete. Now is the time to help students apply to colleges. Please do what you can to help and let us know how we can help.

2012 October College Readiness Tips for Teachers and Other College ...

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