How to Calculate Your GPA: Weighted vs. Unweighted (with Examples)

College Admissions Guide How to Calculate Your GPA: Weighted vs. Unweighted A clear, no-nonsense guide to understanding your GPA, with formulas, worked examples, and what it really means for your college applications. Your GPA is one of the first things colleges look at, but most students have never actually been taught how it works. Whether […]
Landing a Job in the AI Era: What the Class of 2026 Needs to Know

Here are two facts that seem to contradict each other: roughly 35% of entry-level jobs now require AI skills, and yet hiring for the Class of 2026 is up 5.6%. Both are true at the same time, and the students who understand why are the ones who will stand out. The first-job market did not […]
K-12 Reading List by Grade Level

Grade-by-grade book recommendations from kindergarten through 12th grade — curated by educators to build skills, vocabulary, and lifelong readers.
Breaking Physics: How Milano Cortina 2026 is the Ultimate STEM Lab

If you’ve been watching the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games this week, you’ve seen more than jaw dropping highlights. You’ve seen physics operating at its limits. From the spin mechanics behind Ilia Malinin’s quadruple jumps to Jordan Stolz’s drag minimizing speed and Choi Gaon’s energy boosting halfpipe technique, these athletes are not defying science. They are mastering it. Here is how the Olympics transform abstract formulas into real, unforgettable STEM lessons for your student.
ConnectPrep’s Successful SAT Strategies

We have spent countless hours perfecting strategies and techniques that we can pass on to you. Our methodologies DECONSTRUCT the test, SIMPLIFIES the content, and point out the key information needed to correctly answer questions from the verbal, math, reading, and writing/language sections of the SAT exam. The most important aspect is we can TEACH […]
