Top Tier Admissions
January brings with it a new year, a new semester, and—for some students—a new opportunity to apply to boarding schools. From Hotchkiss in Connecticut to Cate in California, boarding schools around the country will spend the winter accepting applications from domestic and international students hoping for an opportunity to study away from home. The application […]
As the parent of a 5- and 3-year-old, my Instagram feed is a steady stream of parenting experts, bite-sized strategies, and developmental tips. Like many millennial parents, I’ve underlined half of Dr. Becky Kennedy’s Good Inside, nodded along to Lisa Damour’s interviews on teen mental health, and bookmarked countless Reels about co-regulation, connection, and confidence-building. […]
For the past two years, researchers have been studying the academic and psychological effects of the pandemic on students. As they begin to compile the data, the findings are not surprising to parents and educators who have seen firsthand large learning losses and mental health concerns among children and adolescents. UNFINISHED LEARNING: LOOKING AT THE […]
TikTok is not only wildly entertaining, but it’s grabbing teens’ attention with more than #pranks and #DanceTok videos. American youth (ages 10-19) are spending an average of 87 minutes a day on the platform and currently account for 25% of TikTok’s users. This year, the college-acceptance genre has officially gone viral. The question is: do […]
Many bright, motivated students struggle to reach their full potential because they lack the time management and organizational skills necessary to succeed. Even more than demanding teachers and rigorous courses, the greatest challenge of middle school and high school can be staying organized and making time for so many projects and assignments. We hear from students […]
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