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Guest Post: Building a Winning Transcript: The Role of Course Selection in College Admissions

January 6, 2025

By Allison Grandits, Grand Fit Educational Consulting According…

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Winners Take the ACT on Paper!

January 2, 2025

By: Brian Eufinger, Edison Prep The ACT has long administered…

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Stay Sharp over Winter Break

December 20, 2024

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12/20/2024 Winter break is the perfect opportunity for sophomores…

Dec. 2024 UPDATE: Upcoming Changes to the ACT, and what it means for the Class of 2026

December 17, 2024

Updated 12/01/2024 In July 2024, ACT CEO Janet Godwin published…

Guest Post: Is it easier to get into Harvard than UGA Honors?

December 5, 2024

By Kate Harmer, Catalyst College Counseling Every year, there…

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Guest Post: The Critical Importance of a Diversified College List

November 13, 2024

By Jen Henry, The Write Path Aiming (Too) High I had a…

Guest Post: Understanding High School Profiles: What Every College Applicant Should Know

October 21, 2024

By Steve Tapper, Independent College Counselor High schools…

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Guest Post: “So, You Want to be a Military Officer? Start with these Summer Programs…”

October 8, 2024

by Lisa Hillhouse, independent college counselor and military…

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Guest Post: How to Navigate College Essay Season

September 1, 2024

By Kelly Clinch (our college counselor friend!) Writing college…

Upcoming Changes to the ACT, and what it means for the Class of 2026

August 8, 2024

8/8/2024 Last month, ACT CEO Janet Godwin published news on…

An Admissions Case Study: Vanderbilt University’s Mind-boggling Class of 2017

March 23, 2023

As a company, we hold the belief that empirical, quantitative…

Edison Prep’s Famous UGA Admissions Data and Strategy Page — Tracking UGA Stats Since 2012!

November 18, 2022

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The ACT Begins Automatic Superscoring in Its Score Reporting

April 15, 2021

Just a few months before covid, the ACT announced a bevy of upcoming…

Edison Prep’s 10 Year Anniversary: Dec. 2010 – Dec. 2020!

December 17, 2020

The ACT Announces Growth in Online Testing Options, Individual Section Re-Testing, and Updated Superscoring Infrastructure

October 9, 2019

This morning, we woke up to over 45 parents and college counselors…

Addressing the College Board’s Environmental Context Dashboard (ECD, AKA the “adversity score”)

May 22, 2019

When the May 16th Wall Street Journal article about the College…

Maximizing the Efficiency of Your Student’s Studying: Our Ongoing Mantra (Formula Box Lock Screens)

April 19, 2019

Edison Prep is always looking for ways to increase the efficiency…

Breaking Down the ACT Score Data from the Official 2018 National and Georgia Score Reports

December 10, 2018

When we’re preparing students for the ACT, we always tell them…

The SAT Reclaims Its Lead As The More Popular Test* (Heavy on the asterisk)

October 15, 2018

Today, the College Board released the annual national report for…

The Curse of the Easy Test: A June 2018 SAT Case Study

July 12, 2018

The June 2018 SAT scores were released yesterday morning, and…

ACT/SAT Bombshell: The New Official Conversion Table Twists the Top End of the Curve

June 14, 2018

Close to three years ago, the initial incarnation of the New…

Guest Post: The Importance of the College Essay

December 17, 2017

By: Dr. Nicole Cook, Founder, HorizonsEd College Counseling Note: Edison…

Outback Club

May 17, 2017

The Outback Club was created for our students who are able to…

What Can a Sophomore Parent Do This Year to Ensure a Smooth SAT/ACT Preparation Process?

December 12, 2016

UGA 2016 Early Action Musings: An Update of Our Popular 2014 Blog Post

November 26, 2016

Back in May 2014, we posted our original "All About UGA:…

ACT Reverts to Old Writing (Essay) Scale of 2-12

June 28, 2016

Earlier this week, the ACT announced that beginning with the…

Understanding the New SAT’s 1600-point score scale

June 12, 2016

Note: This blog post was originally published June 12, 2016,…

The Unpublished Changes to the ACT, Part III: The New Essay’s Tough Scale, Science Section Changes, and Score Release Delays

December 20, 2015

Note: This blog post is the third (and hopefully final!) post…

Be Careful What You Wish For: The Cautionary Tale of the New SAT for March 2016

February 1, 2015

The College Board just released its first meaningful problem…

The Unpublished Changes to the ACT, Part II: A Follow-Up With Additional Data

November 20, 2014

Note: This blog post is Part II of a two-part series about changes…

The Unpublished Changes to the ACT

July 14, 2014

The upcoming SAT changes in 2016 have dominated the mainstream…

All About UGA: Ruminations from the 2014 UGA Admissions Process

May 14, 2014

UGA is a school of particular interest to many of our clients,…

10 Tips for SAT/ACT Preparation and College Admissions: Summer 2013

July 7, 2013

1. Don’t bring a knife to a gunfight. Your student should…

What’s Your Number?” (AKA “How many questions am I allowed to miss for School X?”)

June 5, 2013

The SAT can be a mysterious test, especially if it’s your first…

Curve Ball: Why Hitting a Standardized Test Home Run is Becoming Harder

April 26, 2013

Background: In year 2000, fewer than half of the top 20 students…

A Student’s Perspective: The Value of Hard Work and Practice Volume for Increasing Your SAT/ACT Scores

July 17, 2012

Most of the blog posts on this site are written by our tutors,…

New SAT Registration Procedures are Challenging: A Primer on Navigating the Heightened Security Procedures

July 6, 2012

Note: For an easy-to-print PDF version of this blog post, click here. Thanks…

Standardized Testing is Anything But Standardized

May 7, 2012

I took the May 2012 SAT at a local school that we recommend to…

Instilling A Student’s Passion for Achieving a Higher Score on the SAT/ACT

February 10, 2012

As anyone who has come to one of Edison Prep’s parent meetings has…

Report from the Front Lines: Taking the December 10th ACT

December 10, 2011

Silvia and I both take the SAT and ACT multiple times each year…

The Great Opportunity and Great Peril of a High Starting Score on the SAT and ACT

July 15, 2011

Many students who come to Edison Prep for tutoring assistance…

College Planning: The Early Bird Gets the Worm

June 1, 2011

Many homebuyers work diligently and carefully with their realtors…

College Admissions and the Writing Section: Thoughts from a Former Admissions Officer

February 25, 2011

Edison Prep tutors are frequently asked about the SAT Writing…

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