Welcome to the Aim High Tutors Blog! Jane Saeman, President and Founder of Aim High Tutors wants you to be well informed when making a decision about finding a tutor for your child(ren). Being a local company servicing South Orange County for over 5 years, Jane is knowledgeable about most things related to education, regardless of whether your child attends a private or public school or is home schooled or on an independent study program. Read more...
The next time you feel nervous or anxious before a test or presentation, try this simple trick: Take ten minutes to write down your feelings about it. Psychologists at the University of Chicago recently published an article in the journal Science about this easy way for anxious students to relax before a high-stakes exam. The leaders [...]
With tuition rising ever faster—the average annual cost at a private college is now close to $40,000 and is expected to rise to over $80,000 by 2025—getting financial aid is crucial for many families. Don’t automatically assume you won’t qualify. Your income or your grades may or may not make you ineligible and so do your [...]
Adolescence is a time when teens are beginning to learn how to build relationships with friends, family and dating partners. What they learn and experience during this time may determine how they perceive relationships for the rest of their lives. As an adult, being involved in these experiences with a teen is extremely important and [...]
Although Aim High Tutors focuses on improving students’ standardized test scores and school grades through its test prep programs and one-on-one subject tutoring, we need to recognize that there are other components of a high school student’s background that are also considered in the college admissions process. With that in mind, we wanted to share with [...]
Isn’t every parent trying to get their children to eat healthier? If my kids had got to decide what we would have for dinner every night it would have been a VERY limited menu. Hamburgers, cheese quesadillas and hot dogs would have topped the list for my boys while my daughter was a little more [...]