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Ignite 360: a great tool for college sports recruitment and scholarship opportunities!

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Ignite 360: a great tool for college sports recruitment and scholarship opportunities!

Do you have a high school student hoping to play sports in college?  Their level of preparedness can often determine whether they will be offered a spot and possibly a scholarship.  Ignite 360 can help with the confusion surrounding college athletics.

IMG Performance, the division of IMG Worldwide …

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College Prep is a Breeze — 2013 Summer Specials

What makes us unique?

More Than SAT is offering specials for this summer.  What we offer are unique options not available in most tutoring or college consulting places.  In addition, our programs and methodology goes far beyond mere “tutoring.”  Our approach to learning uniquely integrates three components:

  1. Clear Goals:  We define realistic yet challenging goals for each student based
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The New Common App Workshop (for College Applications)

Incoming seniors!  Did you know that Common App completely revamped their application starting this year, with a new set of essay questions?  CommonApp is a standardized application for college, accepted by 488 (and counting) colleges and universities in the US.

As an incoming Senior, the most impact you can make on your college application is to work on your personal …

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National Merit Scholarship Accelerated Class

Would you like to qualify for the National Merit Scholarships? 

 

In addition to receiving the scholarship, being a National Merit Scholar is also a prestigious achievement that can open doors to various college-specific scholarships as well.  Preparing for the PSAT/NMSQT will also enable a student to excel on the SAT later on.

More Than SAT is offering accelerated summer …

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ACT 36 Accelerated Class

Have you already taken the ACT exam and scored better than a 28?  Do you want to get top 1%, near perfect score?

More Than SAT is offering accelerated summer classes geared towards students striving toward getting into the top 1%.  A student must show proof of current ACT scores, and must already have 28 or more to qualify for …

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Freshman: Five Reasons Why Activities Are Important – Part 2

On our last month’s blog post, we tried to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about extracurricular or co-curricular activities.  This month, we will consider why choosing activities that are uniquely YOU is important:

1.  Your activities show how you can manage your time, which is vital in college.

This is one of the top reasons why …

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The First Five Steps to Acing Your Final Exams

Don’t hate us…but we HAVE to say this:  final exams are fast approaching!

As finals approach, it can be difficult to remember that this, too, shall pass: the stress, sleeplessness, and the brain drain.  There are many ways to make the next month more bearable (and to make sure that you make the grade).  Don’t let the homestretch ruin your …

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5 Things to Consider When Making Final College Decision

Deciding on College

The decision day is only a week away.  Here are some guidance you need to remember when picking the final choice of school.

1. Revisit your priority list:

Depending on what your future goals may be, your college decision can be drastically changed.  We always start the college journey by creating a priority list.  The list can be an anchor …

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Why Graduating from High School Matters

Graduating from high school and transitioning well to college should be a series of deliberate, strategic steps toward your goals.  Have you planned out YOUR COLLEGE ROADMAP?  We can help you develop one for you and your family!

(Infographics courtesy of BrainTrack.com. )

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Freshman: Five Reasons Why Activities Are Important — Part 1

“How important is it to get involved in extracurricular activities such as joining a club?”  

This is one of the most common questions we receive from students and parents at the time of applying to colleges (typically the summer between junior and senior year).  If you haven’t read our ‘Five Destinations of College Readiness,’ please make sure …

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