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Calculus: Gatekeeper of Selective College Admissions

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Whether preparing for a ninth-grade placement test or debating between AP Stats and AP Calculus, budding artists and engineers alike worry how their math class will affect their college prospects. Academic Tutoring Our tutors offer customized tutoring designed to fit the needs of each student. Will you be on track?

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The COVID Math Gap: What This Means for You

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More evidence of the pandemic learning slide came in the form of data released by the ACT last fall: scores for the class of 2022 hit a 30-year low , with 42% of test takers failing to meet the minimum college readiness benchmarks set by the ACT. Academic Tutoring Our tutors offer customized tutoring designed to fit the needs of each student.

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IB vs. AP Classes: Which Should You Take?

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There is no standard requirement for how many you take, so it depends on what your high school offers, your school’s individual policies regarding eligibility for AP courses, and your interests/academic strengths. IB costs $119 per course you are tested on during your comprehensive exam (and other aspects of the program have fees).

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Applying to Northwestern as an International Student

The Koppelman Group

You may know you want to be an engineer, but they want to see the full range of academic disciplines on your transcript. Don’t push yourself so far that you start getting low grades, though — they want A-range (90-100) grades on your transcript. For example, maybe serving as an academic tutor for student-athletes at your school.

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Duke Legacy Strategy

The Koppelman Group

Duke is looking for students who excel in their classes and have challenging and dynamic transcripts. Alumni parents often hire top tutors the minute their student's grades start slipping. And good scores Duke does publish information about standardized test scores. This makes so many legacy students have great GPAs.

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Dartmouth Legacy Strategy

The Koppelman Group

Many alumni parents get tutors the minute they see their kid's grades slip below a 95. This makes it doubly important for legacies to have a great transcript. Score It Dartmouth is still test optional for now, but if your child is a legacy, push them to submit great scores.

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UPenn Legacy Strategy

The Koppelman Group

Almost every legacy student we have worked with has also worked with an academic tutor or three. Your student’s transcript needs to compete with them on this level. Well, it means your student needs to have great test scores. Grades are the first thing a school considers and your student needs to clear that bar.