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May 29, 2025

If you’re raising a student in Montgomery County, you’re already familiar with the region’s academic culture: rigorous schools, motivated students, and high expectations. It’s an extraordinary environment for learning,...

May 28, 2025

The high school Class of 2025 (college Class of 2029) has faced some huge challenges, including attending school through the COVID-19 pandemic and applying to college in an incredibly...

May 27, 2025

A strategic breakdown of the pitfalls we see among students from Princeton, West Windsor–Plainsboro, Hopewell Valley, Lawrenceville, Robbinsville, and the area’s top private schools. Mercer County families benefit from...

May 27, 2025

For many students, finding the ideal high school is just as important as scoping out the right university. Especially for students whose academic interests are defined early, public high...

May 27, 2025

In the early 1990s, the University of Pennsylvania was struggling to keep up with its fellow Ivy League universities and found itself frequently relegated to “backup plan” status among...

May 26, 2025

In addition to a college or university’s sticker price, which includes tuition, fees, and room and board, there are a number of additional hidden costs, from books and course...

May 23, 2025

If you live in the great state of Texas, you’ve probably wondered what the best public high school is in the state. For many students, finding the ideal high...

May 23, 2025

For many teens, the summer is a time to work extra hours at your job, attend a summer program, vacation with family, or simply enjoy a respite from the...

May 22, 2025

Tongue twisters are sequences of words or sounds that are designed to be difficult to pronounce quickly and correctly due to alliteration or repetition of similar sounds or rhymes....

May 22, 2025

A great sculptor stares at a giant hunk of stone and can visualize, in their mind’s eye, a finished work of art; the average person just sees a rock....

May 21, 2025

As the calendar turns to April, Emily, a high school senior and aspiring engineering student on the East Coast with phenomenal test scores (1530 SAT) and near-perfect grades (in...

May 21, 2025

If you live in California and have your eyes set on attending an Ivy, Ivy Plus, or other competitive school, finding the best high school (public or private) is...

May 21, 2025

As an Asian teenager or a parent of one, you’ve likely heard that Asian students have historically been at a disadvantage in the admissions process at elite American colleges...

May 20, 2025

In the US, How are you? Is another way of saying Hello; the question is used as a greeting, rather than a sincere inquiry into someone’s well-being. This has...

May 19, 2025

You have probably heard many This or That questions for kids before. This or That questions are similar to Would You Rather questions. However, these tend to be shorter...

May 19, 2025

There’s no shortage of excellent high schools in New Jersey. In fact, the Garden State is known for having some of the top high schools, both public and private...

May 19, 2025

The Oxford tutorial method, which features small-group or one-on-one discussions with subject matter experts as the primary mode of learning, is a time-tested, centuries-old pedagogy that has been a...

May 16, 2025

Here are philosophical questions to help you ponder the universe and develop your critical thinking skills. Deep Philosophical Questions to Enhance Critical Thinking Scroll down for our list of...

May 15, 2025

If you’re interested in pursuing business, medicine, law, engineering, computer science, mathematics, international relations, or creative writing, it’s likely that you’ve had few opportunities in high school to immerse...

May 14, 2025

A region-specific guide for families navigating one of the fastest-growing and most competitive metros in the Southeast. Charlotte is home to some of the strongest public, charter, and independent...