(First, a disclaimer: this post is meant as a mirthful article imagining how someone might go about creating a good tester. It is NOT an endorsement of teaching to the tests, particularly for very young kids.) Not surprisingly, most of the students we encounter in the test prep industry are seeking short to mid-term solutions. That's because by the time they contact us, the real tests are only a couple of months or weeks away. But what if you wanted to build a better tester a

The following (true) story of my first day of school in America inspired my college application essay. Today was my first day of school in the United States, and boy did things start off strangely. The first sign of trouble was the clothes my mother told me to wear (I was in the 5th grade, for the record): instead of the usual ironed dress shirt and khaki pants, I saw a colorful ensemble that I would have normally worn to a family party or Sunday mass. It might have been a ye