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PSAT: A Tool to Help You Achieve Your Goals
As a student, taking the PSAT is an important step in preparing for college admissions tests like the SAT and ACT. The PSAT is a practice...
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Essential College Coaches
Feb 9, 2021
College Admission Trends for the Class of 2025
COVID-19 left its mark on everyone and everything in its path in 2020 including college admissions. Colleges, like all businesses had to...
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Essential College Coaches
Apr 29, 2020
Decision Day in Quarantine: Choosing a College in the Midst of Covid-19
This month high school seniors are deciding where (or if) they are heading to college in the fall. Coronavirus is making this decision a...
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Essential College Coaches
Apr 29, 2020
Bounce, Don’t Break: How to Be a Successful College Applicant in the Age of Covid-19
The college admissions process and the surrounding industry have not been spared by the Covid-19 outbreak. Students crafting their...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
5 Ways College Visits Give Students an Edge
1: The college visit let’s your student answer the BIG Question - Does this College Feel Right? So many students simply apply where mom...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
How to Write an Unforgettable College Essay
On the last day of school each year high school students across the country breathe a sigh of relief to be free of the academic demands...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
How to Improve Your SAT Score with Targeted Academic Rigor
As college consultants one of our most often asked questions is “what is a good SAT/ACT score?” There are many factors that impact a...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
Ace Your College Interviews
College interviews can be an important part of the application process. Your goal is to put your best foot forward, but your nerves and...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
Standout College Essays - 5 Ways to Get Your Essay Noticed
On August 1st when the Common App goes live seniors all over the country are going to be expected to write an attention grabbing unique...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
7 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Left for College
As a wise college graduate with a full year of law school under my belt, I can confidently recommend a few surefire ways to maximize your...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
5 Things Rising Seniors Must Do NOW to Prepare for Application Season
As the school years starts to come to an end and summer days are on the not too distant horizon it is the time when rising seniors (and...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
College Visits: Are you taking the guided tour or getting the information you really need?
Summer is upon us and this is the time of year when many students and their families visit colleges across the country. Some refer to...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
New SAT Scores: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
This past May College Board released both scores for the first administration of the new SAT as well as the Concordance tables....
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
Five Common App Tips for Success
College application season is upon us. As high school seniors across the country are stressed out by trying to keep up their grades,...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
Why is the College List Important?
If you know a high school senior this time of year it is likely that you will hear about his or her list of colleges. They’ll probably...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
PSAT Results: Putting The Numbers Into Perspective
PSAT results were published in mid-December, and we have many parents asking questions about how to best utilize these results. So let’s...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
Admission Trends for the Rising Class of 2021
As seniors across the country start to receive college decisions we begin to turn our attention to admission trends that are emerging...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
The Right Way To Rank Your Student's College Choices
There is no one right way to rank colleges. Each student and their family have a unique set of college priorities. For instance, the...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
How Competitive College Applicants Spend Their Summer
In previous blogs, the Essential College Coaches have written about high school students' summer opportunities, and that there is no...
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Essential College Coaches
Mar 11, 2020
When Should I Begin Thinking About College Applications?
We advise that the right time to begin considering college applications is October…..of your freshman year. Don’t panic; this advice will...
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