Posts Tagged ‘online tutoring’
College Students: How to Score a Perfect Recommendation
As you consider the next stage in your career, you may find yourself applying to a program that requires recommendations from a professor at your college. Whether for grad school or a prestigious fellowship, recommendations can make the difference between a thick envelope and a night of tears. But how do you get a great [...]
How to use your college vacation wisely
Congratulations, collegian! After a semester of hard work, you’ve earned a well-deserved rest. Enjoy the holidays, spend time with family and old friends, and don’t drink too much eggnog. Many of our students have been asking whether there is anything they can do over the break to make sure they get off to a strong [...]
Free College Essay, SAT and ACT Webinars
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SAT Prep Week: Vocabulary
For many high school seniors, this weekend will be the last chance to improve those all-important SAT scores. So how should you prepare with so little time remaining? This week we’ll focus on practical steps you can take to boost your performance and use these critical last few days most effectively. Here are some [...]
Go to Stanford…High?
Yes, you read that right! Stanford University has opened an online high school, which will graduate a class of 30 seniors at the end of this year. They are among the 275,000 students around the country enrolled in full-time online high schools. Who are the Stanford Online High School students? According to Susan Patrick, [...]
Learning how to learn
In its 2011 version, the National Survey of Student Engagement found that the vast majority of students don’t implement new study strategies during their time in college. Whether you are a high school, college, or even graduate student, you should always be working to improve your study skills. Here are a few learning strategies the [...]
Shaking Things Up
Graduate schools of education have been using the same drills, curricula, and ideas for years. Enter the Relay School of Education in New York City. Stemming from Teacher U, a “groundbreaking program that has operated in partnership with Hunter College” and informed by information gained from the work of three charter school management networks (Uncommon [...]
Stay Smart This Summer
The Launch Education Blog posted some tips for “Staying Smart This Summer.” We think some of their suggestions are good ways to review your courses as well. Here are some important and fun ways to keep your mind active: Books: Keep some of your textbooks and notes lying around. They may be safer in a [...]
Mastery of Spring Material
During the busy school year, it’s easy to let things slide. Students may have a course they fall a little behind on or a subject that needs some extra attention. Even by the time the semester is over, students may not necessarily feel like they have mastery over the material. Summer can be your time [...]
Learn Something New This Summer
Tutoring is not just to help keep students up to speed in their courses or to help those who don’t want to fall behind. Having a tutor can enable you to discover new ideas and subjects on your own, even without a class or professor. Summer is the perfect time to learn new things that [...]
