AJ Tutoring blog - The Learning Curve

Introduction If your family has never worked with a college counselor before, you may not know what to expect at the first meeting. Don’t worry - the goal of the first meeting is not to grill your student about their passion projects or overwhelm you with dire college acceptance statistics! ...

We are a few weeks into the school year, and students should be settling into their routines. Now is the time to start looking ahead and preparing for the remainder of the fall semester. Here is a look ahead: September Prepare for the October PSAT or SAT if you are a junior or senior. ...

Taking an AP class isn’t about padding your GPA—it’s about proving you can handle college-level work now. AP classes are designed by the College Board to reflect the content and structure of real college courses. From AP Calculus to AP English Language, each course challenges students to ...

College Admissions College admissions is a tricky and ever changing landscape, even more so in the last five years in a post-COVID world. With schools becoming test-blind or test optional, many students need to determine innovative ways to make their applications stand out. Today we are going to ...