by Maurice Frumkin | Aug 17, 2022 | Blog
“I’m applying to high school this fall – is there anything I can still accomplish before school starts?” New York City families with rising 8th graders often say to me at this time of the summer there is little more they can do to prepare for applying to high...
by Dana Ponsky | Jul 28, 2022 | Blog
August is a significant month for students and families as the college year typically begins. For those of you who have a student heading off to college this month, we are sure you are working diligently to prepare for the upcoming year and college experience as a...
by Dana Ponsky | Jun 30, 2022 | Blog
The College Essay. Those three words can elicit many emotions and reactions to a rising senior who needs to write one in the next few weeks and months. While I am the first to say the essay is probably the most challenging part of the college application, it does not...
by Stephanie Ureña | Jun 27, 2022 | Blog
El proceso de admisión a la escuela secundaria en la ciudad de Nueva York ha tenido algunos cambios desde la pandemia. Algunos de estos cambios incluyen la fecha límite para las aplicaciones, que antes de la pandemia solía ser diciembre, y también cómo algunas de las...
by Dana Ponsky | May 11, 2022 | Blog
Just this past week, I returned from a week-long trip to the country of Israel to learn about gap year programs. In this one country alone, more than 10,000 students from across the globe (most from the USA) between the ages of 18-21 live for 1-2 years to have a...
