When Students Equate Self-Worth with Academic Achievement, Their Mental Health Suffers—Here’s What Parents Can Do

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Students’ tendency to correlate self-worth with achievement—be it academic, athletic, or otherwise—is by now well-documented. This pressure, unsurprisingly, can also negatively impact child-parent relations.  Conditional Regard: The Opposite of Unconditional Love One Baylor University study conducted in 2021 found that more than half of the 500 students surveyed believed their parents’ love for them fluctuates […]

How Competitive Test Scores Can Unlock College Scholarship Opportunities

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At The Enrichery, we always encourage students to submit test scores as a part of their admissions materials—especially if those scores are competitive. Even at test-optional schools, we’ve seen time and again that submitting test scores significantly increases a student’s chance of getting admitted to a university across all levels of selectivity.  There is, however, […]

What Is a School Profile? (And Why You Should Look at the One for Your Student’s School)

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As we often note here, college admissions are becoming increasingly competitive, leaving many students and their parents to seek anything that can give them an admissions advantage. That often means improving high school GPA, completing rigorous ACT or SAT test prep to boost test scores, writing compelling college admissions essays, and participating in extracurricular activities […]

Caffeine and Teens: What Every Parent Should Know

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Caffeine has fueled students’ academic careers for decades, but these days, the endless cycle of trendy energy drinks and the influx of flavored coffees and teas that appeal to young tastes have made the stimulant seemingly impossible to avoid. Though today’s teens are consuming less soda compared to ten years ago, caffeine intake as a […]

4 Benefits of Long-Term College Admissions Consulting

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As college admissions continue to get more competitive, it’s understandable (necessary, even) to think about how your student can stand out on paper when it’s finally time for them to apply to college. This is especially important if your student wants (or could want) to apply to selective universities where every facet of a student’s […]

Asynchronous Development in Gifted Children: The Role of Executive Functioning

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The term “asynchronous development” refers to the phenomenon wherein gifted children who excel in school also struggle to complete day-to-day tasks. For example, a student might achieve all A’s in math but learn much later than their peers how to tie their shoes or recall simple instructions. This can cause confusion and, in some cases, […]