Students need to stand out in the competitive admissions landscape. FLEX College Prep is a team of the best strategists in the industry. Get clarity and support in your college application process. Get into your dream school.
Students need to stand out in the competitive admissions landscape. FLEX College Prep is a team of the best strategists in the industry. Get clarity and support in your college application process. Get into your dream school.
The college admissions process has become increasingly competitive. It seems that students these days must excel in all areas: they must be straight-A students, stellar test-takers and motivated leaders in the community. Now this picture isn’t entirely factual. There...
In this last section of chapter two, I’ll introduce students to the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. In many ways, IB coursework is similar to Advanced Placement (AP) coursework. Both programs have similar strengths and weaknesses. At their best, IB and AP...
On April 29, 2019, FLEX College Prep conducted an academic expo at the Los Altos Youth Center to help the families of middle school students (grades 5-8) better prepare for high school.The panel, moderated by FLEX CEO Danny Byun, was comprised of experts in three...
Let’s turn now to a very different case study. Debbie was an average happy-go-lucky teenager at La Cañada High School. She was not particularly academically inclined and didn’t really like school; she was much more enthusiastic about surfing the Internet and texting...
We will now turn to consider the profile of a student whose GPA put him “on the table” at top-tier private schools. Now realistically, to get into a school such as Harvard or Stanford, a student must do everything right. Students who get into these schools take the...
The last section offered some general advice and information about the GPA. This section answers three specific, frequently asked questions: Which classes should I take? How much does it matter that my grades go up and down? Can I get a C and still get into one of the...
