Is keeping my (super difficult) AP class worth it?
With virtual learning and less access to teachers and peers, Advanced Placement classes can feel more overwhelming than usual. Before you consider dropping that course, we’ll help you weigh the pros and cons. Reasons to keep 1. Your application to college will...
The Unlikely Hero of 2020 College Admissions: SAT Subject Tests
High school students: since grades this year have been replaced with pass/fail, you will need to look at other ways to show what you’ve learned. Colleges want to see that an applicant demonstrates a strong commitment to a future major or to a subject that’s...
How is the “new normal” changing the academic lives of college students?
In this interview with William and Mary student, Kibiriti Majuto, Lee Elberson finds out about the new normal for college students and how under-resourced students are being impacted. 0:00: Introduction 0:50: How has the new normal changed your academic life? 2:37:...
How can students keep on the right trajectory during Covid 19?
https://youtu.be/Q-TiF7LD9_M High School Student Success & Covid-19 In this short discussion, Lee chats with Josh Nierle, Clayborne's director of academic tutoring to find out how the school closure is impacting students' academic performance. What can students...
The LSAT Flex is here! What’s not to like?
Hello LSAT test-takers! The LSAT Flex is here! Only 3 sections (1 LR only), on equal footing with full LSAT’s, score reporting in two weeks … what’s not to like? A few things to keep in mind: The May LSAT Flex is only for test-takers registered for the (now...
Is this going to be on the test?
Before social distancing, one of the most prevalent questions in classrooms was, “Will this [insert topic/statement/problem] be on the test?” Although a little piece of every educator’s heart perishes when students utter this query, it is understandable given that...
Advice for Law School Applicants — LSAT and COVID-19
March 28, 2020 Hello LSAT test-takers! Welcome to the limbo of COVID-19 as you contemplate your law school future and as we hurt for our neighbors, friends, family, and ourselves, there are small blessings to count. Law school applicants are fortunate this...