Wes Carroll Tutoring & Coaching Blog

It’s clear: today’s admissions landscape is absolutely overwhelming for high-potential students. The world is nearly unrecognizable from the one most parents faced: Standardized tests count ...

Here's a question that matters more than most families realize: Should your kid prep for the SAT or the ACT? ...

Every school has one: the student who always seems to plan ahead, never melts down, and somehow remembers every deadline. They look magical from the ...

For many families, college prep starts early. Sometimes as early as eighth grade. The mission is clear: build a “portfolio” that makes a student stand ...

Kat sailed through elementary and middle school. Her parents never had to hover over her homework. She aced every test, spoke up in class, and ...

Bright students routinely achieve top grades with what appears to be little effort. These students often dominate classroom discussions, and indeed, they score high on ...

Gifted students often appear to breeze through school on natural abilities. From a distance, their giftedness appears to manifest as great grades and an easy ...

If your child is passionate about problem-solving and enjoys the challenge that math presents, the Math League Summer Challenge is worth your time and attention ...

The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) are not your average school math test. They require a whole different level of thinking, studying, and problem-solving, and many ...

The AMC is a collection of math puzzles that test your problem-solving skills. It is also the first step along a pathway that culminates in ...