Test Prep and the College Board’s New SAT Exam
The New SAT Test is Almost Here: What Do You Need to Know to Prepare? According to the College Board, the latest version of the SAT exam is going...
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Test Taking Anxiety: Succeeding on Test Day
Five Ways to Reduce Test Taking Anxiety, and to Stay Focused and Positive Testing Anxiety. Anxiety that takes over while taking a test. Test Taking Anxiety. Anxiety that builds...
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College Admissions Counselors Give College Visit Advice
The college admissions process is in full swing, and it’s time to plan some college visits! Sounds fun, right? It can be, but what do you need to get...
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UMass Boston- My Summer Calculus Melt Down
“When I sought out Quantum Prep, I was two weeks into a six-week summer calculus course. I had just gotten an F on my first of only three exams...
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Shadowy decision-makers, unclear futures and the Hogwarts sorting hat
As part of our continuing series designed to unveil and demystify the field of College Admission Consulting, Quantum Prep seeks out and interviews the best admissions consultants in and...
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Teaching versus Tutoring (Debunking the Myth)
I hate being called a tutor. It’s not that I have anything against tutors. It’s how my classmates and me got through our chemistry courses at Bates, by tutoring...
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Boston University- How to Survive Bad Teachers
“My classroom teachers were a mixed bag ranging from completely useless to somewhat helpful in learning the subject matter. I do struggle to focus but that is not the...
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Is it ok to hate Biology?
This question was posed by a medical student on The Student Doctor Network some years ago. “I know that biology plays a huge role in medicine, but I still...
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Surviving the October Push- How to Keep the Momentum Alive
October is hard. In September, we had an entire summer vacation to relax us into the new school year. And that is topped off by Labor Day weekend! If...
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Best Admissions Test Tips and Tricks
Parents often ask me for “strategies” that their child can learn, in order to score higher on a high school admissions test. What I’m really being asked for is...
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