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Many people believe that athletic recruits have it so much easier than the rest. I hear constantly, “Full ride to UNC“  blah blah blah, as if these offers drop from the sky for stand-out athletes. That is most definitely not the case. Do athletic recruits have advantages? They certainly do. But these advantages are hard […]

The college application process is a stressful time for high school seniors in Fairfield County, and nothing can weigh on their minds quite like the college application essay. Here are a few tips to avoid common traps and to get it right: Get out of your own head! Resist the urge to write about yourself […]

Premise 1: Connecticut schools, particularly those in Fairfield County, are stronger than most schools in most states. Premise 2: The SAT (and ACT) is a national test. Premise 3: Those in the top 10% of schools in the state, such a Fairfield Warde / Ludlowe High School, Weston High School, Staples High School, New Canaan […]

I try not to give generic advice.  Every child is different.  But “when to begin test prep” is one of the most common questions I receive.  Here’s the analysis that I offer to most of our families: The Gap The issue of when to prep (and how much to prep) revolves around the “gap” between […]

The process for awarding merit aid is shrouded in mystery. While there is evidence of a holistic evaluation, much like admission to college, there is increasing evidence that busy admissions officials look at test scores primarily. As is the case whenever I discuss anything related to admission, I’m not advocating this is the way it should be […]

Spring is here and with that comes the inevitable SAT and ACT anxiety. Juniors and sophomores all over New York City, Westchester and Fairfield County are in the midst of preparing for these tests.   With all the talk about whether or not these tests are still valid, you might think they were going away from […]

This will stun many Connecticut parents of high school juniors.  As April enters, most of your children will have applied to their early action-early decision colleges within the next 6 months and most all of their colleges within the next 8 months. Even crazier, for those who are happy with their Early Action and Early […]

The Learning Consultants started as an academic tutoring and test prep Connecticut service provider in the early 2000s. Our work naturally led to educational counseling, particularly college counseling. For that reason, we built College Counseling Connecticut to serve our clientele. We noticed, even with our typically affluent Fairfield County clientele, that many of our college counseling discussions […]

“Everyone smokes pot.” I’ve heard this from dozens of students throughout Connecticut. Having grown up in the era where the athletes drank and the “burn outs” smoked, I was surprised when I first heard from one of my student-athlete clients that all of his buddies on the lacrosse team smoked. This was a decade ago. […]