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As most college-bound high school students know, one of the necessary evils of the college admissions world includes the dreaded standardized college entrance exams.  For some students, it is not the most fun thing they have ever done, but they jump through the hoop with relative ease and move on to the next college admission step.  For other students, the standardized college entrance exams (SAT or ACT alike) present a quest similar to running a marathon, while having a nightmare, in the pouring rain, uphill, without shoes on. 

Those few students who are naturally gifted at taking standardized tests may never consider test preparation, much less need it to score well on a test.  For students who are desperate to score well on the standardized tests but not naturally inclined toward this success, however, test preparation courses often represent a glimmer of hope to cling to as THE salvation for their college dreams and aspirations. 

Setting Goals

I believe in the importance of setting goals, and I have set goals for myself every year since 1966.  Fourteen years ago, when my son was 15 and my daughter 10, I began asking them to also take a few days before the New Year to set goals.  I modeled the importance of goal-setting by emailing them a copy of my own goals.  And as a true believer in the power of goals, I have also required my CPSi students to set goals at the beginning of each year to help them take charge of their education and their well-being.