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From advising on course selection to choosing best fit colleges, independent college counselors like Dr P can make your child's journey from high school to college happier and smoother.
Is your teen starting to panic about college apps? Are you? Inside Dr. P. has three strategies to start and finish the Common App and other college applications on time, with everyone's sanity intact.
This month, Dr. P. lays out what rising seniors need to do during the summer in order to produce the best essays and applications possible.
Americans love the idea that we’re all created equal — especially around July 4. But not every 4.0 GPA was created equal — especially when that comes to math. In this post, Dr. P. takes a look at how our embrace of equality has flattened teens’ grades to the upper tier — and why this might be a bad thing for those applying to college.
Improving your score on the reading section of the SAT or ACT is often more difficult than on any other section. But, with Dr. P.’s three tips, it just got a little easier.
Longtime algebra tutor Dr. P. explains that there are important intellectual, academic, and psychoemotional benefits waiting for students who master algebra's challenges.
Students have many options when preparing for the ACT. Group classes. Self study. Private tutor. If you're looking for real results, one-on-one tutoring is the most efficient way to achieve them. In this post, Dr. P. lists the qualities that make for a great ACT coach.
OK, maybe summer learning is not quite as much fun as these kids are having. But, summer can be the perfect time to fill in gaps created during the past school year, to build skills needed for the next, and to leapfrog into an advanced course.
Ever wonder how many SATs or ACTs you should take? Or when you should take them? Or how you should prepare? Dr. P.’s got all that — and more! — covered in three easy steps!
Test anxiety can cripple students' performance on the SAT, ACT, APs, and other high-stakes exams. But it doesn't have to be this way. In this short post, Dr. P. (Dominique Padurano, Ph.D.) provides three actionable strategies to tame test anxiety.
Many students have great expectations for their standardized test scores. But they’re sometimes unrealistic about the amount of time and work it takes to achieve them. After thirty years in the test prep industry, Dr. P. supplies three, common sense rules to scheduling effective test prep.
How can students do what they love AND stand out during the college admissions process? Impact projects! (They’re also called passion projects.) Inside, Dr. P. defines impact / passion projects and explains why they are so helpful to ambitious high school students.
Not sure what Yale’s “test flexible” admissions policy means? Or how about the University of California’s “test blind” policy? Dr. P. breaks it all down.
Dr. P. offers explanations — and a silver lining — of Dartmouth’s reinstatement of the SAT / ACT requirement for first year applications.
Dr. P. recommends enrolling and excelling in college prep courses in high school to bolster chances of selective college admissions.
Dr. P. lays out a study plan for the Class of 2025 for the March, May, and June SATs, including how to deal with the lack of real digital practice tests.
Guest blogger, CFP Igor Tsukerman of Eureka Wealth Solutions, shares top ways to maximize your financial aid in light of recent changes to the FAFSA.
Dr. P. weighs in on why the SAT might be making a widespread comeback in college admissions — and why that might not be such a bad thing after all.
Want to be a boss in 2024? Evolve beyond S.M.A.R.T. goals. Be a S.M.A.R.T.Y.P.A.N.T.S. to make and achieve goals that matter!
In celebration of this month’s release of the new FAFSA, Dr. P. shares 12 tips to earn scholarships and qualify for financial aid.
Dr. P. shares her thoughts on GRIT during college application season, GRATITUDE during Thanksgiving, and GRACE for ourselves and others all yearlong.
This month’s PSAT — long an October rite of passage for high school juniors — is DIGITAL for the first time in the U.S. Dr. P. has 3 simple tips to ace it.
As college application season kicks into high gear, Dr. P. offers families commonsense guidelines for choosing the right colleges for their high school senior’s college list.
An educator for more than 25 years, Dr. P. shares her wisdom from the trenches of classrooms, testing, and college admissions with parents of the Classes of 2024, 2026, and 2027.
Dr. P. lays out a three-stage plan for the Class of 2025, the first to prepare for the digital PSAT (October 2023) and digital SAT (2024).
The end of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program should inform how families approach the college application process. Dr. P. outlines how.
Dr. P. weighs in on the possible implications of the Supreme Court decision in the Fair Admissions Inc v Harvard case on college admissions.
With a little planning, summer can be filled with fun AND fulfilling goals for 2023-24, whether they’re in the classroom, on tests, or in college applications!
Think the college essay is just about getting into college? Think again. In this piece, Dr. P. explains the REAL value of college essay coaching and writing.
Dr. P. has some advice to the parents of teens heading out to college interviews this fall and winter. And it’s not what you might expect!