It was our first major winter snow event, and we really didn’t know what to expect. First, the snow is supposed to start in the early evening, and instead, it starts midday. The expectation is for 2-5 inches, and instead, we get a foot of those beautiful flakes. I search for my snow cleaning equipment, and I discover that no one in the family remembered to replace the ice scraper that broke last year. As I ponder the unpredictability of the situation, I think about all the ways that we have expectations about what will happen, and when they don’t. This thought led me to think about our EA Team, especially, Judy who is always just a phone call away to help a parent or a student. As I continue to think, I realize that our EA Team, since our beginning, twelve years ago, has never failed to provide what is expected. And I feel proud about that since Judy and I only wanted to help students and parents when we began EA. I share this with you as a parent or a student because it is a relief to know as you enter the process of applying to college, that there is a reliable source of college preparation assistance that you can use all or part of its program and whose team members have remained consistent.
Each week, we share useful tips and/or our thoughts about high school students' dilemmas when applying to college. We use our experience to foresee what might happen. On our team, we have parents of children who have gone through this process, so we are well aware of the pressure for a student to obtain a high score. And for a parent to support a child throughout the process. The EA Team suggests that you visit fairtest.org to see the list of schools that are no longer interested in an ACT or SAT score. Find one or two on that list that you would like to attend because knowing that you are interested in a school that doesn’t care about a score greatly produces the pressure to get a score. Now, you want to take the test so that your options about colleges remain large and the score can get you a scholarship but relax, you will definitely find a school that you like on the Test-Optional list. Worried that there aren’t any prestigious schools on the list? Harvard, Brown, and Dartmouth are there just to name three.
This week EA begins its six-week test program for the upcoming SAT, which will be on March 2. In just six weeks, we can prepare your child for that exam. Not ready to take the exam, give us a call for the May and June SAT. And don’t forget, we prepare students for the ACT, too. The ACT will be offered on April 2, June 11, and July 16.
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Each week, we share useful tips and/or our thoughts about high school students' dilemmas when applying to college. We use our experience to foresee what might happen. On our team, we have parents of children who have gone through this process, so we are well aware of the pressure for a student to obtain a high score. And for a parent to support a child throughout the process. The EA Team suggests that you visit fairtest.org to see the list of schools that are no longer interested in an ACT or SAT score. Find one or two on that list that you would like to attend because knowing that you are interested in a school that doesn’t care about a score greatly produces the pressure to get a score. Now, you want to take the test so that your options about colleges remain large and the score can get you a scholarship but relax, you will definitely find a school that you like on the Test-Optional list. Worried that there aren’t any prestigious schools on the list? Harvard, Brown, and Dartmouth are there just to name three.
This week EA begins its six-week test program for the upcoming SAT, which will be on March 2. In just six weeks, we can prepare your child for that exam. Not ready to take the exam, give us a call for the May and June SAT. And don’t forget, we prepare students for the ACT, too. The ACT will be offered on April 2, June 11, and July 16.
EATestPrep DEMISTIFY THE TEST
# Read Less #Stress Less #Score Higher
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