Category Archives: Teen Self-Confidence
An Extra Year
The concept of taking an extra year during the course of one’s education is meeting with greater favor now than ever before. Whether it comes as a repeat year when entering a competitive independent school, a postgraduate year of study, … Continue reading
Getting Started
GETTING STARTED: A Pre-College Plan for Junior High Families In simplest terms, the value of education is at least threefold: the acquisition of knowledge; the access it provides to higher levels of the socio-economic spectrum; and the cash value of … Continue reading
RoomSync App Makes Finding A College Roommate Easy
When dinosaurs roamed the earth, colleges would mail pre-freshmen detailed questionnaires about their personal living habits: Do you smoke? Study late? Are you sloppy? Obsessively neat? Do you like loud, blaring music? Do you like the window open? This system was … Continue reading
SAT – ACT: The Dread of Standardized Testing
There is an overwhelming amount of work that needs to be completed in the college application process. Amidst the excitement of this time, most students look at standardized tests with dread. They consider testing and test prep to be extremely unpleasant … Continue reading
Wishing there were a less-overwhelming way to get through the college search and application process?
Informed Educational Solutions has added the interactive cutting-edge MyCCA college counseling software to our client offerings. Students and parents working with an IESolutions counselor have access to the enormous data sharing and tailored analysis afforded by MyCCA. Below is an … Continue reading
PLANNING FOR COLLEGE: The Tenth Grade Client
Throughout our years of college counseling and the many changes we have witnessed in the industry, some things have remained the same. For example, no amount of wishfulness on the part of parents will bring much success without the full … Continue reading