29 Feb

How to Calculate your Unweighted GPA

Every high school has its own (sometimes convoluted) system for calculating students’ grade point averages. Some schools in Northern New Jersey, such as IHA and Holy Angels, use a 100-point scale; many use a weighted scale that reaches 4.8; and some even use a 12-point scale (looking at you,...
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18 Sep

The Rules of Game Day

Success on test day includes many, many factors. We will outline many of the logistically clever things to do to best ensure a high probability of success, but let’s begin with a broader, more overarching philosophical point that runs counter to popular understanding: the human mind cannot truly multitask.
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14 Aug

The Synergies of Math and Music

Did you know that the combination of Math & Music is one of the most common double majors among undergraduate students? Or that the same part of the brain is utilized for each discipline? This common ground is created by the fact that music is built on a number of...
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01 Jul

8 Facts About SAT and ACT

SAT or ACT? Colleges and universities around the U.S. now accept either of these two standardized tests without preference for one or the other. So which one should your son or daughter take? Let this list give you a bit of guidance:
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