Feb 18, 2021 | Parents, Services, Students
My child is not a reader…. As a kid, I always had my head in a book. As an adult, I’m the same way. I tend to gravitate to non-fiction, although my favorite fiction authors include Dickens, Dostoevsky, and Vonnegut. I was raised in a reading culture. My parents were...
Feb 18, 2021 | Parents, Services, Students
A few days ago, Cornell’s admission offices came out with its standardized testing policy for next year. In short, the school has a two-pronged approach to testing: Three undergraduate schools will be test blind, which means that scores will not be used in admissions....
Dec 21, 2020 | Parents, University Visits
Hi! This is Alan Sheptin from Sheptin Tutoring. What college did you go to? Regardless of where you went, you know what that means. But it’s not a universal term. For our Canadian friends, the term college means a post-secondary apprenticeship program, trade school or...
Dec 21, 2020 | Students, University Visits
Hi! This is Alan Sheptin from Sheptin Tutoring. For almost 30 years, I interviewed and trained interviewers for my alma mater. I told the interviewers to make the experience enjoyable and interactive. However, I did expect the interviewee to be somewhat prepared. So,...
Oct 28, 2020 | Parents, Services, Students
From the Desk of Alan Sheptin: Five Colleges I Love – 2020 Edition I get it: it’s hard to “think outside the box” when your friends, neighbors, and guidance counselors compose a list of schools that look similar to everyone else’s. Since part of my job is to visit...
