With the costs of a university education rising each year, it is becoming increasingly more difficult for high school students to fund their university degrees. Even if they receive help from their parents and work a full time job, they may not be able to cover tuition alone, being forced to take out loans from the bank. However, if you qualify for a scholarship, you may not have to experience this issue. Scholarships range in size from a few hundred dollars to full compensat

You are, or are almost done with school. Soon, you, along with all your friends in high school, will be having fun in the Sun, camping, or generally just enjoying a slower pace of life until school starts up again in September. However, you should be careful not to forget what you learned over this past academic year. If you do, you will start school at a disadvantage and make the next scholastic year even harder than it needs to be. For all high school students entering gra

Congratulations! You have been invited to a college tour. While your offer of acceptance may not be final (although, if your grades remain good, it should not be a problem), you should start planning to visit all the colleges and universities you are interested in attending. For more information or help to ensure you fully benefit from college tours, don’t hesitate to consult an academic coach. Here are the steps you should take to ensure you maximize this opportunity. Good

As a high school student, you have probably experienced common core throughout your academic life. The standardized knowledge you have received in school has ensured that you and your peers are on the same level, academically. However, if you want to go to college or university, these institutions need a way to score your standardized learning, which they do with standardized tests like the SAT and ACT. The SAT and the ACT are arguably the most important standardized tests y

Common core education in America ensures that children receive a standardized education that is at least equal to that of their peers. While common core will prepare you to achieve the basic skills needed to do well in college or university, depending on your highly personalized goals, you will need to reach beyond what common core can provide you. Your school day should not end when the bell rings. Depending on your goals, you may need to take extra-curricular programs like

Excel in High School with these Note Taking Tips Taking notes is stressful to some students, but it doesn’t have to be if you learn how to take the right kinds of notes for each of your high school classes. Everyone has a different view on how to take effective notes, and everyone does it differently, but finding the right style that works for you is important and will help you succeed. Your chosen classes will determine the types of material you learn and the note taki

High School Class Selection On your child’s first day of high school, as they nervously enter the locker-lined hallways full of chattering teenagers, they probably aren’t thinking about their future course loads and what they want to do when they graduate. After all, those decisions seem far away, but in reality, four years will pass quickly and your child must start to think about their academic direction and potential career aspirations sooner, rather than later. They