It should come as no surprise that the AP English Language and Composition Exam requires students to do a lot of writing. In addition to...

Grade inflation at the high school level has been a concern for a while now, and the disruptions to education brought about by the...

Back when I was in high school 800 years ago, I knew very little about American government and politics. Sure, I excelled in AP Gov and...

The document-based question, or DBQ, is a complex type of essay question that’s a big part of the AP World History, AP European History,...

If you’re a high school student interested in applying to 4-year universities, you’ll probably want to take either the SAT or ACT college...

Out of the College Board’s many offerings, there are only two English classes: AP Literature and Composition and AP Language and...

Earlier this week, immunologist-in-chief Dr. Fauci told CNN that 70% to 85% of Americans need to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before...

With college admissions as competitive as they are, the question my fellow tutors and I hear so often from students is “What can I do to...

The College Board has had a rough year. The organization, which develops and administers standardized tests like the SAT and AP tests,...

College essays: love ‘em or hate ‘em, but you have to write them - and they’re somehow due in three hours?! (Kidding. PLEASE don't let...

Each fall when I’m helping students work on their college admissions essays, I hear the same refrain: “The worst part of the Common App...

The SAT and ACT English sections are notoriously tricky - tricky as in challenging and also tricky as in full of tricks. Though I’ve...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas already?! NO! It’s time to fill out the FAFSA! For those of you who in your second...

When I was completing my college applications in the year 1925 (JK, but the real date makes me feel old), I only ever considered applying...

If you’re in the process of completing college applications, there’s a good chance that at least one of your schools requires you to...

It’s officially mid-September. For students across the country, this means that online learning is in full swing. The first few weeks...

I'm a college English instructor, and this fall, I’m teaching my first online class. In addition to being online, this class is also...

Whether you're a high school student, a parent, or an educator (I'm the third one!), you're probably aware of what's been going on re:...

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, universities across the country have been reconsidering their use of SAT/ACT test scores in making...

On May 21, 2020, the UC Board of Regents voted unanimously to suspend the SAT/ACT test requirement for all California freshman applicants...