AP Exam Prep 2026: The Ultimate Guide to Scoring a 5 You’ve survived the mountain of homework and the specialized vocabulary, but now the final hurdle approaches: Exam Day. Advanced Placement coursework provides significant value towards your academic record and future college costs. Successfully achieving these rewards depends upon earning top scores on your AP [...]

Understand your Child’s SBAC Testing Your child’s SBAC testing (Smarter Balanced Assessments) plays a key role in measuring progress for students in grades 3 through 8. These assessments are used by school districts in over a dozen states, including Nevada, to ensure students are meeting academic standards. Nevada adopted SBAC standards to better prepare students [...]

What to do after Getting Deferred on College Application: A Practical Guide with Letter of Continued Interest template Disappointed, deflated, dejected – – all common and valid feelings upon learning the deferral status on your Early Decision application to your top choice school. But what to do after getting deferred? Of course, your first reaction [...]

Is Chess good for a Child?♟️ Parents may wonder if chess is good for a child. The answer is an emphatic “Yes”! When considering activities for primary grades, chess is an option right up there with soccer team and piano lessons. Studies show that chess is good for a child. It provides a significant boost [...]

Applying for College Scholarships: Timelines, Tips, To-Do Lists An 80’s one-hit wonder may have summed it up best with their song, “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades”. With a wide range of resources and opportunities available when applying for college scholarships, your future can be bright indeed. If you’re wondering about when and [...]

College Regular Decision Deadlines Align with Holiday Season You’ve gorged on Turkey, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie, cheered through Thanksgiving day football games, and shopped Black Friday /Cyber Monday deals. Now with the days of Advent counting down, Yuletide season is officially upon us – – and while It’s not a traditional holiday pastime, Regular [...]

⏰ Don’t Miss Early Decision College DEADLINES in NOVEMBER! Submitting early decision college applications for the class of 2031? There’s still time to make your first preferences stronger through Early Decision or Action. Studies over the years have shown an Early Decision college application can equate to an increase of as much as 100 points [...]

⏱Make Your College Common Application Count! According to an expose of the 2024 admissions season published in New York Magazine, the average admissions officer devotes 15 minutes or less to their initial once-over for each application! With over 1000 colleges and universities accepting the College Common Application, it’s clearly critical to present the most polished [...]

🧘‍♀️Students in the Classroom Benefit from Meaningful Downtime Activities School curriculum provides structured learning. Organized athletics or other extracurriculars provide structured non-academic activity. What else do students in school need? The answer is: Downtime. But downtime does not have to be meaningless. Free play, reading for pleasure, video gaming and IRL social interaction are common [...]