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5 Tips to Acing Those College Essays

5 Tips to Acing Those College Essays One of the most stressful parts of my college application process was writing the essay for the common app in addition to each supplemental essay for the ...

by Staff, Jolie Blair , Sun Valley, Idaho

Boston, Session 1

  For starters, the Abbey Roads College Prep program has been an amazing experience for me and I encourage any fellow hard-working student to seize this opportunity if they have the chance. ...

by Student, Kenley W. , Boston, USA

SAT prep and College tours

So Tuesday was my (and the rest of the new kids’) first official SAT prep class of this session, where we met our prep teacher, SAT extraordinaire, Patrick Choi. Patrick has been working with ...

by Student, Jonathan O. , New Hampshire

Abbey Road College Prep Program

So this last Sunday was the first day of the third session of the Abbey Road college prep program. Initially, I was quite nervous, as I had arrived only twenty minutes before all of the ...

by Student, Jonathan O. , New Hampshire

College Prep: Madison's Journal #2

Journal Entry #2 Night 2: I feared I had begun a rather strange sleep pattern waking up for the second night in a row at 2:30 am on the dot. Day 2: I woke up, got ready, ate breakfast, and went to ...

by Student, Madison A. , Massachusetts

College Prep: Madison's Journal

Journal: First Entry night 1: Interesting start. I didn’t want my mom to leave at all. She’s my comfort blanket and I didn’t want to let her go!! But once she did I began to ...

by Student, Madison A. , Massachusetts

Reflecting on College Prep in Boston

Credit: US News The last few days went by in a blur. We took our last SAT (yeah), worked on college interview skills (so helpful) and finished our campus tours. We all know how important SAT is ...

by Student, Madison J.

College Prep Program: Second Week in Boston

The weekend came just in time! We were all exhausted from staying up late, doing our homework and talking to each other. I needed some downtime and finally got a good night’s sleep. The ...

by Student, Madison J.

College Prep Week 1

I was exhausted after my first full week of classes in college prep program with the Abbey Road Programs, but we had so much fun getting to know one another. One of the highlights of the week was ...

by Student, Madison J.

Kayaking on the Charles River

After a morning of class, students went kayaking on the Charles River Monday afternoon. This was the first time in a kayak for some, but they were all naturals! We stopped for ice cream near the ...

by Staff, Staff Blogger

Saturday at the Franklin Park Zoo

Group shot at the zoo! Over the weekend, we took our students to the Franklin Park Zoo (website) in Boston. Highlights of the trip included the bird enclosure and feeding the budgies. Lauren, ...

College Tours, SAT Prep, & Boston Adventures!

View along the Charles River Esplanade, a short walk from our Boston dorm This Tuesday, our students attended an SAT lecture followed by a tour of Tufts University. The students were eager to ...

by Student, Alexis R. , Tennessee