Extracurriculars should be fun -- but they also play a key role in the admissions process. Dr P offers tips for finding your passion and becoming a leader beyond your high school — both rewarded during admissions.
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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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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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Dr. P. shares her thoughts on GRIT during college application season, GRATITUDE during Thanksgiving, and GRACE for ourselves and others all yearlong.
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Dr. P. (Dominique Padurano, Ph.D.) weighs in on the debate surrounding the future of student writing in the age of ChatGPT. Some writing may change radically; others, not so much….
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Before letting your kids roast ‘scores ver the burning pages of this year’s notebooks, read Dr. P.’s top three tips on what to save and what to chuck from your teens’ school material from 2020-21.
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Is your middle or high school student struggling to finish (or start) schoolwork every day? Master teacher, tutor and private academic coach Dr. P. gives parents five concrete steps to facilitate their kids' academic progress during the last two months of school.
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Many teens (and adults) suffer when they compare their grades (or earnings, vacations, etc.) to those around them. Master tutor Dr. P. gives parents a useful mnemonic to help us all avoid comparisons to others to achieve our full potential.
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Tutor and Crimson Coaching Founder Dr. P. guest blogs at Confident Kids Now, sharing her top THREE tips for soaring through the last weeks of the school year.
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