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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011USA Today recently published an article about the recent release of a report by the National Bureau of Economic Research. This report asserts “that two of the four main parts of the ACT—science and reading—have ‘little or no’ ability to help colleges predict whether applicants will succeed.” Remarkably, that same report described “the other two parts—English and [...]
Inside the College Admissions Process
Friday, June 17th, 2011A recent Education Week blog post reports that most colleges take a holistic approach to the admission of new students. During a recent panel at the National Association for College Admission Counseling conference, three representatives from various types of colleges reveal what colleges consider when making their decisions about admitting new students. “At many colleges, getting admitted is not all [...]
Will Your High School Graduate Be Ready for College?
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011“…large numbers of high school graduates are surprised to learn the diplomas they were handed in June don’t necessarily mean they’re ready for college in the fall. “For many of them, there’s a disconnect between what high schools require for graduation and what colleges seek. “Traditionally, that gap has been bridged by remedial courses—high school [...]
Five Great Colleges for Low-Income Students
Friday, June 10th, 2011In his Think Progress blog, Matthew Yglesias shared the findings of Education Trust when it sought to provide insight for low-income students about the best colleges for them. The criteria for those colleges were three-pronged: that they enroll at least as many low-income students as the national average that they ask students to pay a [...]
Why Some Students Fail Online Courses
Monday, May 30th, 2011Of course an online tutoring service like ours recommends online learning for students everywhere as a convenient, personal way to meet their academic needs, so it might surprise some that we’d make you aware of one English professor’s assessment: Online learning is not for everyone. In his recent article, “Why Are So Many Students Still [...]
Things to Do in the Junior Year in High School
Friday, May 20th, 2011The last two years of high school seem to move at warp speed! It seems that school just started the month before, and it’s time to order graduation announcements! If your child is planning to attend college after high school, there are some things that he or she might want to do during the junior [...]
Tips for Improving a Students Chances of Completing College
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011A study was conducted in Texas in focus groups of college students to determine what they feel helps and hinders students from completing college. A summary of those ideas was outlined in a recent post on the Education Week blog, “College Bound.” Participants were current enrollees in both two- and four-year institutions as well as [...]
Misleading High School Course Names
Sunday, May 1st, 2011America’s high school students are taking more advanced courses than in previous years. The announcement, that the percentage of students taking more advanced courses nearly tripled in the last 20 years, was recently made in a report from a Department of Education study and was described in a recent post on this blog; however, it [...]
American Chemistry Students Fall Behind
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011In another example of how much ground American students need to make up to equal their counterparts in other parts of the world, The New York Times reports that the Asia-Pacific region has become the largest producer of chemistry research papers that are published in scientific journals. The country with the most published chemistry papers [...]
Boost Chances of College Graduation with Academic Coaching
Friday, March 25th, 2011After a review of academic records of more than 13,500 undergraduates in the 2003-2004 school year and again in the 2007-2008 school year, Eric Bettinger, a professor at Stanford, and Rachel Baker, a doctoral student, found that college students who receive “executive-style ‘coaching’—are more likely to remain in college and graduate.” http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/coaching-2/?ref=education This finding might [...]
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