Posted on: 07 Jan 2025
In the world of Myers-Briggs testing, ENFP stands for Extroverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Perceiving. It is believed that ENFP personality types make up somewhere around 8% of the population. By gender, roughly 10% of women are ENFPs while just 6% of men are classified as such. Out of the 16 personality types in Myers-Briggs-speak, ENFP is […]
Posted on: 05 Jan 2025
Choosing a high school in Fairfax County is rarely straightforward. Between nationally recognized public schools—Langley, McLean, Oakton, Woodson, Madison, Chantilly, Robinson, Lake Braddock and prestigious private institutions like The Madeira School, The Potomac School, and Flint Hill, families are surrounded by strong choices and equally strong opinions. It’s no surprise parents often ask: Would a […]
Posted on: 06 Dec 2024
While a small number of colleges operated with test-optional policies for years before the pandemic, COVID-19 instigated a new era of testing guidelines that brought as much confusion as rejoicing. Was a strong test score still the proverbial cherry on top of one’s application? Or was it finally time to throw testing out the window […]
Posted on: 04 Dec 2024
You shed any Prufrockian paralysis and boldly confess your undying love to the college of your dreams. By applying early decision you’ve offered them 100% commitment and devotion with no guarantees in return. Your heart is all in their hands now. After a nervous, lengthy wait to find out if your feelings are requited, a […]
Posted on: 29 Aug 2024
Planning when you will take standardized tests is an important part of any college admissions strategy. While it’s important to give yourself ample time to study before the exam, it’s also essential to ensure that you’ll receive your scores—and have enough time to re-take the exam, if necessary—before your earliest college deadlines. Accordingly, if you’re […]
Posted on: 02 Aug 2024
Let’s begin with an unequivocal fact: People with ADHD can do any job on the planet. Looking back into history, individuals with ADHD include the most notable inventors, entrepreneurs, actors, musicians, Olympic athletes, authors, politicians, and scientists. From Thomas Edison to Agatha Christie to Simone Biles to John Lennon, the list of luminaries in every […]
Posted on: 12 Jul 2024
In 2024, it’s not all that unusual for the cost of four years of a private college education to approach close to $400k. While not “cheap” by any means, public universities offer a somewhat more sane alternative to the prohibitive $90k per year price tags that we are starting to see. While many public schools […]
Posted on: 11 Jul 2024
If you are considering spending grades 9-12 at a boarding school, then you are about to make a financial investment every bit as sizable as the cost of tuition and living expenses at a private college. Fortunately for you, in 2024, there is no shortage of excellent boarding schools in the US. Some even date […]