By Scott Cowan, Founder of SF Creative Learning Solutions — As the end of April approaches, high school seniors near the deadline to choose which college they will attend. It’s a potentially life-altering decision. How can teenagers possibly decide what Continue Reading
By John Neville, Founder of Mindful Test Taking — Mindfulness practices have gained momentum in the Western world and with good reason: they are specifically designed to improve our ability to perform under stress and pressure. Through a regular mindfulness Continue Reading
Spring break is a great time for college visits, and you might be planning some with your family already. Just note that many colleges have their spring breaks at the same time — and on top of that, most UC’s and several top private schools have final exams in the week leading up to spring break.
The interesting thing about college admissions podcasts are that they are so boring. Here we have a topic in which millions of Americans have a personal stake, a matter that involves one of life’s most memorable experiences and one of society’s most important opportunities.
“Easy to visualize but challenging to solve: that’s the kind of math puzzle you get here, one per episode. (Remember the Car Talk Puzzler? Yeah, kinda like that.)” Wes from Do the Math here: I’m still feeling great about hosting Continue Reading
A report by Ben Bernstein. Ben Bernstein PhD is a psychologist specializing in stress reduction and stress management. He has been a member of BATS since 2014. The annual national Higher Education Consultants Association conference was held in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Continue Reading
What’s wrong with big tutoring companies? I couldn’t quite put my finger on it for the longest time. Then, this morning, it finally hit me, and I ran to the Bodsat Blog to get it down. The thing is, some of these Continue Reading
posted by Bill Driscoll, Educational Therapist Specializing in Math I recently attended the annual Learning and the Brain Conference in San Francisco. This year’s conference was titled: “Making Lasting Memories: Using Brain Science to Boost Memory, Thinking and Learning.” Many Continue Reading
One of the few frustrating things about co-running an SAT/ACT prep firm is that even when you do great work, it’s hard to get the word out. So all I ask is that if you’re looking for prep for a Continue Reading