Are You Multi-Tasking During this Pandemic? A few posts back, we wrote about the importance of setting good habits during the pandemic....

The Child Mind Institute recently published an article that impressed us as very real: “Why Girls Apologize Too Much.” It immediately...

The UC recently emailed high school counselors about changes for this year’s admission cycle. Here is a quick glance! Dates & deadlines...

Do you believe everything you read? How can you tell whether you are in an echo chamber? Are you falling victim to “confirmation bias“? ...

You might think hey, it’s super easy to get into law school! Who wants to be a lawyer anymore? Right? WRONG! If you are looking at the...

When it comes to money, most families are concerned about paying for colleges. So do colleges. While we seldom look into how a college...

Today, the UC Regents voted unanimously, 23-0, to suspend the SAT requirement over the next few years - making test score reporting...

Common App just published this week a COVID19-specific prompt for applicants to use. It will be in the Additional Information Section of...

3/24: Tufts introduced the test-optional admission for the next three years. 3/25: BU decided to go test-optional for students applying...

It’s stressful living under quarantine rules, as a sizeable portion of the population of the USA (California, New York, and as of March...

What are the symptoms? Mild to severe respiratory illness with symptoms of • fever • cough • shortness of breath. Severe complications...

Chen Liu I walked into the multi-variable calculus class, feeling miserable. Before the semester started, I looked up my professor, who...

A week ago, UC Berkeley, one of the top public universities and the most prestigious engineering schools, was removed from the US News &...

by Meilin Obinata Recently, a group of Enlighteens Education Consultants attended the UC's “Ensuring Transfer Success” Conference. It was...

by Meilin Obinata One of my students was telling me how much she enjoys her part-time job. It's a break from school and stress - it's her...

by Meilin Obinata “Kevin, stop playing that game. Otherwise you won't get into college.” Does that sound familiar? Ah, video games. They...

by Henry Studying for Advanced Placement courses is similar to studying for any other class a student may take. However, in comparison to...

by Henry Choosing Advanced Placement Classes can be a bit tricky because a possible thought might be taking more Advanced Placement...

by Henry With the end of 2018 and the new year already underway, students will be preparing in the next few months to sign up to take the...

by Meilin Obinata When some middle school kids hack into a school district computer, and alters grades, as a parent, what is your...