Should You Take a Gap Year Before College? Weigh the Pros and Cons These days, it seems more and more high school students are entertaining the notion of taking a “gap year” after they graduate high school before attending college. Students who express interest...
Who actually reads your college application? If you’re reading this article, chances are you’re either a high school student preparing for the SAT, ACT, and college admissions, or the parent of a high school student gearing up for college applications. It’s a...
2 Ways to Structure Your SAT Essay One of the most important components of a successful SAT essay–one that scores a perfect 8 on all three areas (Reading, Writing, and Analysis)–is organization. Yet students often take organization for granted and...
Will Robots Take Your Job? Which Jobs (and College Majors) Are the Most AI-resistant? The thing about science is that to people of earlier eras, it seems like science fiction. Whereas in past ages it would have seemed absolutely inconceivable that a computer could...
Steven Pinker’s The Sense of Style is a great style guide and grammar book for people who are confident with their writing and want to dig deeper You may have heard of Steven Pinker already if you’re interested in neuroscience, linguistics, and/or watch...
SAT Scores Predict Student Success in College and Beyond For some, it’s common sense, and for others, it’s an uncomfortable truth, but the evidence is clear: SAT scores (and scores on general IQ tests) are highly correlated with student success in college...
Annotating the SAT Essay Prompt As an SAT prep tutor, I’m often asked how students can maximize their chances of getting a good essay score, and one of the top tips I give is for students to make efficient use of the 50 minutes allotted to them to...
How to Build a List of Examples to Use on the ACT Essay Students hate when they’re required to write the ACT Essay, but if they’re prepared to do so, it’s a great opportunity to demonstrate their skill at thinking critically, evaluating multiple...
The Oxford Comma: What Is It, and Should You Use It? Among people passionate about grammar, whether they be writers, editors, teachers, or students, there’s been an ongoing debate for some now. The point of contention? The Oxford comma, also known as the serial...
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