First, define what success looks like for you. What are your goals? What are your top priorities? What are you committed to? What are you willing to do on behalf of your commitments? Brainstorm and write down some lists, including . . .

Writing about personal experiences feels uncomfortable and vulnerable, like exposing the core of oneself for a college admissions committee to judge merit, worth, or value—like a modern-day jousting competition, except . . .

When standardized tests are optional, submitting ACT and SAT scores can still provide valuable information about academic preparation and differentiate students from candidates who might otherwise have similar qualifications. Especially in challenging circumstances like . . .

My approach is to work on all factors that contribute to test performance and to iterate on them until students reach their goals.  We start by working on accuracy . . .

When parents contact me, they most often want to help their children achieve goals that are challenging and may seem out of reach. Their students may have encountered setbacks. Self-study may not be generating results. Other programs a student has tried . . .