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Significantly Lower Scores on October 2019 PSAT – What Does That Mean?

Jill Schwitzgebel — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 22:02:09 +0000

I have been waiting for more than a month for a story about this test to hit outside of college counseling circles, but I still haven’t seen it anywhere. I have spoken to my clients that may be affected, but wanted to share this information more widely for all families. There were significantly lower scores...

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Why Is the PSAT Important?

Jill Schwitzgebel — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 06:34:05 +0000

Recently, a friend shared with me that she knew someone who was planning to let their child skip taking the PSAT. It was the student’s junior year and the student already had a good score on the ACT. So, the parent saw no point. Apparently not all schools do a great job of answering the...

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Your Guide to the Sophomore Year of High School

Jill Schwitzgebel — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 21:38:03 +0000

I’ve heard students refer to their sophomore year of high school as being “the invisible year.” In some ways, they are correct. There is less excitement about this school year, as compared to their freshman year, when they were new to high school. And for the most part, during the sophomore year, they are also...

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