Archive for November 2018

This is a quick article from CNBC with Mark Cuban (that guy from Shark Tank).  He talks about how teaching kids to be entrepreneurs is a great stepping stone to everything else in life. If you follow my Savvy High Schooler’s Path to College, you know we talk about the same thing Mr. Cuban is – find your passion. What…

That’s right some colleges are creating video game teams to compete! And you thought your kid was just wasting time! This Dayton, Ohio’s WHIO Channel 7 news story explains there is scholarship money for competitive video gaming. There is a National ESports  is the association that colleges are part of to compete. Check out the story here: https://www.whio.com/news/local/video-gaming-could-lead-college-scholarships/oEKKsk0ftQaDpVr5tBlVHM/

Who doesn’t like free? This is a great article from Elearing Inside about some options for free SAT and ACT!  Khan Academy is well known of the three discusses and generally focuses on the SAT rather than the ACT. I’m a big fan of Khan Academy but that doesn’t mean the other two sites aren’t worth a…

It’s that time of year – yeah sorry not the turkey, tree-trimming time of year, but rather the “we’re freaking out because the last tests of the ACT and SAT of the year are almost over.” I just read the Education Week’s article: Importance of SAT, ACT Scores Dwindling in College Admissions and I fully agree that…

  Are you feeling stressed about the SAT and the ACT? Fear not – Money magazine has pulled together a list of 10 colleges that don’t measure you based on some test.  Homeschool students should note this may not apply to you as the SAT and ACT are frequently heavily used by colleges to determine if you…