Written by Kate McGunagle The college application process is complex and nuanced, so it’s tough to make generalizations about what admissions officers are looking for. However, students heading into the…
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Perfecting Success And Being Ok If You Don't Reach It
Written by Wesley Ecoiffier If you want to achieve success, you have to prepare for it. Everyone thinks it’s normal for a pianist to spend hours at the piano, repeating…
The Summer to Make a Statement
Written by Elizabeth Chen A personal statement. The essay(s) that colleges require in the application process. Summer is one of the best times to start brainstorming these statements because you…
Taking Breaks While Studying
Written by Abdullah Paracha If you are like me, it is difficult for you to sit down and study for hours for difficult and cumbersome subjects. When I was studying…
Finish Strong
Written by Chloe Miller As summer is just around the corner, I think we are all ready for finals to be over and summer break to begin! But let’s finish…
3 Things I Wish I Knew Before Attending University as a First Gen College Student
Written by BriAna Lopez 7 years ago, I walked into my freshman dorm room, and I was unprepared. Not necessarily in-terms of academic preparedness, but for everything else in between.…
Studying While Fasting: Strategies To Bring You Ease
Written by Breneya Johnson Ramadan Mubarak! Alhamdulilah Ramadan has arrived! For many of us, that means we start fasting before sunrise until sunset. If this isn’t your first Ramadan or…
Investing in the STOCK that is YOU!
Written by Paul Carey Jr. Ph.D. I know today you didn’t think you would come here to learn about stocks, but you are in for a treat. Today, you will…
What Makes Your College Hat Fit Just Right?
Written by Kaelin Cooley What makes your top choice college different from others? Is it the food? The campus? The athletic department? Are the academics outstanding? There’s a lot of…
Be More By Doing Less: Finding Joy in a Career-Minded World
3d illustration, sign, text less is more, infinity blue Written by Melinda Sewak “What do you want to be when you grow up?” On the surface, it’s a seemingly innocent…
So Your Kid was Just Diagnosed, Now What?
Written by Brenna Norris If your child was recently diagnosed with a learning challenge, you are probably sifting through a whirlwind of information and emotions. You may be thinking, “did…
Consistency Wins
Written By Chloe Lee I really wish there was a magical formula to cramming the night before an exam and still crushing it. Helping students with their study habits and…
Bringing the Joy Back to Learning
Written by Wesley Ecoiffier One question every student will eventually ask is am I meant to enjoy school… am I meant to enjoy learning? When we get older and no…
So you only have a week before the ACT/SAT: Five Tactics to Master
Written By Keith Brown Here are five things you can master even if your test is this week! 1 POE 2 RTFQ 3 Blanks 4 Write stuff down 5 Sleep…
The Power of the Present
Written by Te’ave Metzger-Magalei As we move into the New Year, it is easy to get bogged down in thoughts of goals and plans for how to achieve them. Don’t…
Teacher Tips for Academic Success During a Pandemic
Written by Olga Shkolnikov The only constant since 2022 has been uncertainty- especially for students. For many, what began as temporary virtual learning ended up lasting the entire 2020-2021 school…
Intro to Introductions
Written by Chris Milan It is the start of a new year! Ironically enough, this is also the end of the semester for many, and that means term papers. Every…
What Our Families Mean to Us
Written by Luke Mead When Rachel, Chloe (one of our tutors), and I sat in an AirBnb in Los Angeles four years ago, talking about the possibility of starting our…
A Word of Gratitude
Written by Rachel Mead For me, this time of year is a reflection on thankfulness. I am extremely thankful of the work that I and the team here at Enhanced…
It’s Time to Set an Impossible Goal
Written by Kate McGunagle What are you dreaming about these days? And what are you dreaming about–impossibly? I only heard of the notion of “impossible goals” recently, which is strange.…