• Last call: 8 Week "Progressive" SAT classes start next week. Unlike our flexible group sessions (that average less than 2 kids per session- schedule here), these are classic, cohort-style classes. There are only a tiny number of spots remaining in our Bernardsville, Warren, Holmdel - Bell Works, and Freehold locations. The fee is $1440 and this program is paced for those who are starting out between 1050 - 1250 on their PSAT/diagnostic SAT. Go to MindBody.com/foleyprep now to view more info and enroll.
• I'll be up at Yale University this Friday and Saturday. Mainly to see my nephew swim for Penn, but I have some meetings set plus a visit with a couple of Foley Prep alumni.
• Got ideas? I'm designing summer 2023 programs for middle and high schoolers. "The Art of Problem Solving" and "Understanding and Using AI Wisely" are at the top of mind. What do you think? Do you have any special requests? In an ideal world, I would bring a group to eat and cycle in Italia. Troppo mal di testa! (Too much headache!)
• College interview help. We have had a busy season for this service, as usual. But who needs to spend a wad of cash when you can use ChatGPT to get ready? See my prompt below and the pretty good response from OpenAI. Very cool. Tools like this are making pricey college consultants cower in fear because their rice bowls are threatened. I've always held that your money is better spent on authentic learning experiences than the army of entrepreneurial, advisors who don't add much value while stoking status anxiety.

• Can you tell me about your academic achievements and what you've learned from your high school classes and experiences?
• How have you contributed to your community or participated in extracurricular activities?
• Can you discuss a challenge you've faced, and how you overcame it?
• What are your long-term goals and how do you think attending our university will help you achieve them?

• When discussing your academic achievements, try to connect them to a larger passion or interest of yours. For example, if you've excelled in math, explain how your love of problem-solving led you to pursue advanced math classes.
• Highlight the leadership roles you've taken on in extracurricular activities. Explain what you've learned from those experiences, and how you've impacted the people around you.
• When discussing a challenge you've faced, focus on what you've learned and how you've grown from the experience. This will demonstrate to the interviewer your ability to adapt and learn from difficult situations.
• When discussing your goals, be specific about how the resources and opportunities at the university will help you achieve them. Show how you've done research on the university and explain why it's the best fit for you.
• If you are talking about an extracurricular, show how you are looking to continue to pursue it in college and how this school has the resources to allow you to do that.