AJ Tutoring blog - The Learning Curve

The longest and shortest time of the entire year is rapidly approaching! I know students everywhere wish that summer vacation could go on forever, but those of us who are parents and/or educators know better. While our students have definitely earned a break this summer, it is not the time to ...

Why Take the ACT? The age-old question that juniors and the families of juniors face year after year centers around college admission tests: Do we sign up for the SAT or ACT? Should we take both? Should we take neither? What benefits do these tests offer in this day and age? What is the benefit ...

Twas the night before the SAT and all through the house some students felt nervous and some students did not! The students who prepped were tucked snug in their beds while visions of the 1600’s swirled in their heads. The students who waited stayed up way too late and attempted to cram since ...

As a test prep tutor, I work with many juniors every year, and as an academic history and English tutor, I work with many sophomores. Many of my sophomore students and their parents have heard from friends and elder siblings that junior year is hectic, so they understandably want to get started ...