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 high schools in the Carolinas. Students at Ardrey Kell, Myers Park, Weddington, Marvin Ridge, Lake Norman Charter, Catawba Ridge, Providence...
Read MoreMinute to Win It games first became popular about 15 years ago when the television show premiered in 2010. Hosted by Guy Fieri, these games were designed to include simple, household materials. Contestants had one minute to complete a series of increasingly challenging tasks with these materials. The games...
Read MoreThere are approximately 1,800 women’s collegiate volleyball programs and 239 men’s collegiate volleyball programs in the United States. And since volleyball became an NCAA championship sport—the men’s Division I championship was established in 1970, the women’s in 1981—a relatively small number of schools have dominated the sport. On the...
Read MoreIf you’re raising a student in Montgomery County, you already know: school decisions aren’t simple. The region is home to some of the highest-performing public high schools in the U.S., Walt Whitman, Winston Churchill, Wootton, Walter Johnson, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Poolesville, Richard Montgomery, Montgomery Blair, among others, and a cluster...
Read MoreThe AMCAS Work and Activities section is a key part of your medical school application. It gives you the chance to highlight clinical work, research, leadership, service, and personal experiences. Because many applicants have strong grades and test scores, this section helps you stand out. However, choosing and describing...
Read MoreThe Philadelphia suburbs are home to some of the strongest public and private high schools in Pennsylvania. Students at Conestoga, Radnor, Lower Merion, Harriton, Unionville, Downingtown STEM Academy, and many of the area’s independent schools, including The Haverford School, Episcopal Academy, Baldwin, Germantown Academy, GFS, and George School, benefit...
Read MoreMultiplication is a skill many learn in school that can support everything from planning a party to cooking to ordering food to buying something at the store. While phones and computers make it easy to solve any multiplication problem, having a basic knowledge of multiplication can be useful for...
Read MoreGetting into the “right” college is typically the biggest concern for parents and students as they start to plan for the future. But now, the importance of—and competition in—academics starts earlier and earlier. (Think: parents applying to specific prestigious preschools before their children are actually born in hopes that...
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