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5 Value-Adds of Working with an Education Consultant
5 Value-Adds of Working with an Education Consultant

This school year may be winding down to a close, but that doesn’t mean that it’s too early to look ahead to next year. Whatever educational context you find your family in this next chapter (looking at new K-12 school for next year, moving across town or even across the country, or looking ahead to college planning), perhaps someone has mentioned working with or knowing of an educational consultant. What is one, how to find out if you need one, and what the added values are that come from partnering with one.

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Bonus Treat: 7 Tips to Prepare for the SSAT
Bonus Treat: 7 Tips to Prepare for the SSAT

We told you—no tricks here! Here are 7 tips you need to know to prepare for the SSAT. If you have kiddos in grades 6-12: the SSAT should be on your radar. I had the pleasure to meet with a representative from the Enrollment Management Association (EMA), the governing body who develops, implements, and reviews the administration of the SSAT for private school admissions. Read on to learn more about this required aspect of the admissions process—and learn how you can be prepared.

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