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The Student’s Role in the Private School Admissions Process
The ISEE test is part of a process in which you present yourself as a candidate to a group of people whom you have likely never met. This same [...]
Free Earth Day Activities for Students | Math & ELA
We’ve curated several Earth Day activities for students that celebrate the holiday while helping students build their ELA & math skills! Earth Day is on Wednesday, April 22, 2026—keep [...]
Environmental Literature to Read for Earth Day
This Earth Day, celebrate our world by reading environmental literature! Expand your knowledge of Earth sciences or consider our planet from a new perspective with stories like the ones [...]
Masterfully Written Poems to Teach Figurative Language
Happy April! In celebration of National Poetry Month, we’ve developed this guide of influential poems to teach figurative language. Poems are all about figurative and hidden meanings, so they’re [...]
Are ACT Scores Correlated with College Success?
Is there a correlation between ACT scores and college success? Your ACT scores play a huge factor in your college admissions process, and a good score is a solid [...]
ACT / SAT
Announcing Updates to ACT Enhanced Practice Tests
A little over six months have passed since the "Enhanced ACT" went live for all, would-be college students in [...]
What’s Tested on the Science Section of the ACT
The ACT is a college-readiness exam administered to roughly 1.4 million students across the United [...]
The SAT Format—How Do the Easy and Hard SAT Modules Compare?
In the 2024 switch to the Digital SAT from the paper test, College Board changed the the SAT's format [...]
ISEE
Books to Improve Your ISEE Vocabulary Knowledge
Getting ready for the ISEE and in need of some ELA support—especially for those all-too-important ISEE vocabulary questions? One [...]
ISEE Reading Comprehension Strategies
Overall, students tend to feel like they perform the best on the ISEE Reading Comprehension section. Those who excel [...]
Books to Prepare for the Upper Level ISEE
When studying for the Upper Level ISEE exam, some methods of preparation may be more engaging than others. In [...]
Advocacy
ACT Accommodations for English Language Learners
If you’re a non-native English speaker, taking college admission exams like the ACT can be pretty intimidating—luckily, there are [...]
Sayings You Didn’t Know were Shakespeare Quotes
Considered by many to be the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare had a monumental impact on [...]
Eight Poems to Teach Rhyme Scheme
April is National Poetry Month, and there’s no better way to celebrate than by reading and learning about poetry! [...]
