December 16, 2024

Secrets of the PSAT

A few weekends ago I had the wonderful opportunity to go to Wellington, FL and attend Jean Burk’s College Prep Genius SAT Bootcamps.  She does a phenomenal job of preparing students to take the SAT.  She and I would both encourage you to enroll your 9th, 10th and 11th-grade students for the upcoming PSAT.  Check out […]

Volunteer Community Service!

There are many reasons to serve as a volunteer in your community and we often encourage (or entice) high school students to serve by tying their community service to scholarship money.   And while this is a good reason to get out there and serve as a volunteer – please don’t let it be your […]

Scholarships

Scholarship:   A grant or payment made to support a student’s education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.   Students often think that because they are not academically strong that they cannot qualify for scholarships.  While test scores and grade point averages do play a role in earning scholarships, notice that the […]