COVID-19 Update — Impact on Testing and College Admissions
Updated September 1, 2020 News: Harvard-Westlake now posts updated test information to their website. Smart! That will save… Continue Reading
Spend your summer getting smarter… and improving your SAT/ACT scores!
We get this question a lot at this time of year: what can we do to improve our… Continue Reading
Tutor Ted’s Summer Reading List
I’ve had students ask me for years for books I recommend reading over summer break. My goal is… Continue Reading
Episode 14: College Essay Guy, The Sequel
Ethan Sawyer, the College Essay Guy, returns to the show for Part 2 of his conversation with Ted…. Continue Reading
Episode 13: Keep Calm And Test On
Ted speaks with Gail Meyer, President Emeritus of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (ICEA) and an educational consultant… Continue Reading
Episode 12: You’re Getting Very, Very Sleepy/Good At Writing College Essays…
Ted introduces Ethan Sawyer, the “College Essay Guy,” a nationally recognized college essay expert. Ethan has a degree… Continue Reading
Episode 11: Clowning Toward Infinity
Ryan Harrison returns to discuss some of the most common SAT/ACT conspiracy theories, myths, and old wives tales… Continue Reading
Episode 10: Looking At College Admission Through Rose-Colored Glasses
Ted takes a field trip to Campbell Hall High School to speak with their director of college counseling,… Continue Reading
Episode 9: We Like Problems, Yes We Do
Wes Carroll- MIT grad, podcast host, math tutor, educational coach/consultant, and Ted-proclaimed “Master Problem Solver”- joins the show… Continue Reading
Episode 8: The Helicopter Mom Has Landed
Ted talks with self-professed “helicopter mom” Courtney Jane about her high-achieving children, Jamie and Cece, who were also… Continue Reading