Every year, after getting rejected by their “dream schools”, some frustrated students and their parents would ask this question:”What on earth are they looking for?” The student has a perfect GPA, perfect standard test scores, and by the way, the student is the president of some school club, participates in certain sports, and won state-level …
Focusing too much on the SAT score. If you have 1500 or above, stop re-taking it. While a lower score can filter you out, a higher score won’t help you in any way. Don’t forget, when it comes to HYPSM (Harvard, Yale, Princeton Stanford, and MIT, all the schools that admit less than 10% applicants), …
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The average caseload for high school counselors in the United States is between 250-500 students. The average high school counselor is able to spend approximately one hour total during junior year with a college applicant’s parents to discuss the highly selective college admissions process. That’s simply not enough time. Too many students. Too little time. …
“automatic habits ” by**** has an interesting point: creating the right environment is more important than determination. if you want your kids to read more, and watch TV less. the more effective way is to put a bookcase in everyroom, and fill them with books. put books in bathroom, bedroom, living room, family room, even …
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文/董滨（乐人教育） 今年我辅导了两个男生， 两个都可以说是接近天才的智商， 但是和那些侃侃而谈的女学生不一样， 他们是“闷罐子”， 惜字如金， 不会忽悠，典型的理工男。 这种“闷罐子”难不倒我。 因为每个人的个性不一样， 并不是每个人都适合口头交流。 有类似“阿兹伯格”个性的人， 对于社交很有压力， 也绝不会自来熟。 但是他们是深度思考者，也许在头脑风暴的会议中， 他们面对辅导老师有压力， 问一句， 挤牙膏一样挤出几个字来回答， 但是，只要给他们足够的空间， 让他们自己在一个流程里，发动积极性来思考， 他们常常给我惊喜。 而且最重要的，他们非常尊重规则和程序。 乐人教育这么多年开发了一套文书的辅导步骤， 这套步骤有4个大步骤， 10个小步骤， 所以是非常有程序的流程。 跟着流程走， 学生自己就能够想出非常好的文书选题， 然后在辅导老师一步一步的带领下，把最能反映自己内心世界的文章写出来。 所有的“闷罐子”， 其实内心里都很丰富。 没有真正“枯燥”的学生， 关键是学生能不能在一个安全的、不需要表演的状态下， 自然地展示自己。这两个男生都申请到了自己最满意的学校。事实证明， 杰出不等于要站在舞台的正当中，个个都做学生会主席。
