Score At The Top Blog

Visitors to our website ask us about our unique education. We state there that we create "an individual education plan and schedule for each student based on academic needs, learning style, and personality." It's true, especially when a student's schedule of commitments beyond the traditional classroom requires remarkable flexibility. Case in point: Angelica Blake. A senior at Score Academy in Boca Raton, Blake has signed a letter of intent to attend Stanford. She'll bring her remarkable tennis skills -- and her exceptional desire for top academics.

Topics: Early Decision, Stanford, Score Academy

Topics: Subject Test, Test-Prep, College Choice

Topics: Subject Test, Test-Prep, College Choice

We're asked this question all the time, ultimately, it depends on where you're applying. Thanks to our friend Cignas Vanni for compiling a fairly comprehensive list of schools that require or recommend submitting an essay from the SAT/ACT. FYI, as far as colleges go, "recommend" means "require." Without further adieu, here's the list:  

Topics: ACT/SAT, SAT Test, ACT, Essay

“If an investment is expected to depreciate by 30 percent in its first year and experience compounding losses every year thereafter, it’s probably not a sound venture.”

Topics: Summer School, Learning Loss, Tutoring

We understand that Return On Investment can go hand-in-hand with risk: no pain, no gain. But how would you respond to a proposed investment of $2,000 that could result in saving between $7,392 (a 370% return on your money) and $28,416 (a 1,421% return on your money) over roughly four years? While this investment isn’t risk-free, it is low risk, assuming you have a student willing to work hard and follow instruction. Simply put, this investment is in test preparation for the SAT and ACT! When paired with a motivated student (and the right test-prep tutor), the result is a hefty scholarship from Florida’s Bright Futures Scholarships (BFSs).

Topics: Test-Prep, Investment, ACT/SAT, Financial Aid

Given the upcoming deposit deadlines for many colleges, high school seniors and their families face important financial decisions. Colleges don’t always make that an easy task.

Topics: Financial Aid

We closed Part 1 of this blog post by saying that Part 2 would be up-coming soon and would cover one of the most important ways to reduce college costs even more – by improving scores on standardized tests. So, here’s Part 2.

Topics: Financial, College Planning, Test Scores, ACT, ACT/SAT, College Admission, Investment

First, relax, because there’s very little chance that you’ll pay full sticker price for your child’s college education; and if the costs are still too high, there are actions you can take to reduce them.

Topics: Financial, Educational-Consulting, Test-Prep, ACT/SAT, Ivy League, Financial Aid

Are you a high school junior and possible candidate for the National Merit Scholarship, but unable to take the PSAT/NMSQT test on the October national test date? There’s now an alternative action to pursue.

Topics: SAT Test, College Planning, Test-Prep