Online Tutor Shares Tips with Parents

Tips for Parents During the College Interview Process

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!

college, college counseling, college interview, mental health, parent teen relationship, parenting, student teacher relations, teensDominique PaduranoNovember 12, 2024Crimson Coaching LLCComment

What the Heck Do Independent College Counselors Do?

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.

How to Finish College Applications On Time, Sanity Intact

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.

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What Rising Seniors Can and Should Do This Summer in the Common App

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.

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Independence Day Math

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.

How to Improve Your ACT or SAT Reading Score

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.

ACT, digital PSAT, digital SAT, exams, PSAT, reading, SAT, summer, teens, tutor, tutoring, writingDominique PaduranoJune 16, 2024Crimson Coaching Comment

Why Algebra Is Vital for Teens' Intellectual and Emotional Growth

Longtime algebra tutor Dr. P. explains that there are important intellectual, academic, and psychoemotional benefits waiting for students who master algebra's challenges.

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Qualities of an Excellent ACT Coach

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.

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Summer Learnin', Had Me a Blast

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.

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How and Why To Take Just Two SATs or ACTs

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!

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Taming Test Anxiety

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.

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Scheduling Effective Test Prep

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.

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How the RIGHT Extracurricular Can Help

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.

college, college counseling, extracurricularsDominique PaduranoMarch 4, 2024Crimson Coachingimpact projects, passion projectsComment

Welcome "Test Flexible" to the Admissions Requirements Smorgasbord!

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.

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Ripple Effects of Dartmouth's SAT Decision

Dr. P. offers explanations — and a silver lining — of Dartmouth’s reinstatement of the SAT / ACT requirement for first year applications.

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Course Selection Matters

Dr. P. recommends enrolling and excelling in college prep courses in high school to bolster chances of selective college admissions.

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Practice Makes Progress -- But Not So Fast!

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.