Success in college requires good habits. Join me this summer, and I’ll teach you how to use knowledge, strategy, and consistency to become more confident. 40 seats in Essay Writing for Scholarships and College Admissions, PSAT/SAT Preparation, STEM, Business and Industry, and Public Service courses are now open! ESSAY WRITING FOR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS Recommended for Class […]
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Essay Writing for College Admissions & Scholarships
Students will learn… How to write a personal essay How to build a scholarship plan (where to find scholarships and what to write about in other essays) How to complete an application for college admission How to request letters of recommendation Interviewing skills This Course Is For… This course is for busy students who want […]
4 Reasons to Address Poor Reading Skills
On Beach Hunters, cameras follow Americans who are purchasing homes along lakes, rivers, and oceans. At the end of each episode, the newly relocated stars of the show relax on their new patio that overlooks palm trees, white beaches, and an endless sea. The haters at home, also known as the audience, sneer at the […]
Which Colleges Boost Their Graduates’ Socioeconomic Status?
Why do parents seek the best schools for their students? Why do parents pour weekends, countless miles, and thousands of dollars into sports for their athletes? Why have parents been ringing my Distraught Parents’ Hotline (713.553.6557) since 2004? Class anxiety. While America lacks Britain’s formal aristocracy of dukes, earls, and barons, our nation’s colonial forebears […]
How Can My A/B Student Have Low Test Scores?
How Can My A/B Student Have Low Test Scores? by Jennifer Ledwith | jdledwith@scholaready.com Parent: We were shocked when we checked my daughter’s scores from the June 5th SAT. She scored a 470 [out of 800] on the Evidence-based Reading and Writing and scored a 500 [out of 800] on the Math section. Jennifer, you […]
I Believe That My Teen Struggles with Reading Comprehension
“But he passed his STAAR exams… Students can answer fewer than 70% of the questions correctly on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exams and still “pass.” …and she’s earns A’s and B’s in her regular and AP classes.” All Advanced Placement (AP) classes are not the same; the rigor of the […]