| SAT, ACT, English Writing, Test Preparation
By James Rodkey (ACT, SAT, SSAT, English Builder, ESOL, and Latin tutor at The Edge Learning Center) A persistent difficulty for students taking the SAT and ACT arises from the fact that these exams explicitly test fundamentals of English grammar, yet these concepts are rarely explicitly taught in high school English classes. Today we’ll look at […]
| Academic Tutoring, IB English, Graphic Novels
By The Edge Learning Center In my last blog, I broke down some of the structural elements of a graphic novel so that we had the vocabulary to talk about how a graphic novel’s stylistic choices can create a particular effect. This is really important for those IB students who have been assigned graphic novels such […]
| AP Math, IGCSE Math, ACT Math, Factorial, Test Preparation, IB, SAT Math, IB Math
By Leo Lam (Test Preparation (ACT/SAT/SSAT), Math, Physics at The Edge Learning Center) Students often first encounter the idea of factorial when they learn about probability, particularly combinatorics. They often see it again in binomial expansion or binomial distribution. If they go into advanced calculus, they would see it popping up in Taylor series and Maclaurin […]
| Admission Consulting, University Admissions Consulting, College Admissions Counselors, College Admission Assistance, College Consulting Services, Common Application Essay
By Levi Busch (Test Preparation (ACT/SAT/SSAT), English Literature at The Edge Learning Center) Everybody knows that a college requests your grades in school, your scores on standardized tests, and a list of your significant extracurricular activities when you apply. Everybody also knows that these things all fit into neat boxes, discrete items that painlessly find their way […]
| IB, IB English Literature, IB Tutor, English Literature, Creative Writing, Edge Writing
By Cara Forbes (English Language and Literature tutor at The Edge Learning Center) “Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic.” -Albus Dumbledore If you’re following the MYP/IGCSE program in Hong Kong, at some point you’ll have come across descriptive and narrative writing. Often, it seems that the English programs deal mainly […]
By Gary Keung (Admissions Consultant at The Edge Learning Center) Let’s face it, academics will always be at the top when considering the important factors in college admissions. According to the yearly NACAC Admissions Trend Survey, the top five items of importance are: Grades in College Prep Courses Grades in All Courses Strength of Curriculum Admissions […]
| SAT, Test Preparation, SAT Subject Tests
By Luke Palmer (Head of Math and Sciences, Biology and Chemistry tutor at The Edge Learning Center) In my last blog, I introduced the fact that the College Board offers a range of SAT Subject Tests from English to Mathematics to Sciences with the aim of showcasing your strengths in a given subject. That time, I focused on […]
| IB
By Tim Mok (Math and Physics tutor at The Edge Learning Center) Working principle of Filament Light and Energy Saving Bulb Working principle of Thermal Flask Working principle of Dehumidifier Working Principle of Hair Dryer Working principle of Smoke Detector Working principle of Steam Iron Working principle of Battery Power Electric Fan Tackling an exam question […]
By Gary Keung (Admissions Consultant at The Edge Learning Center) As the college admissions results are being released in batches at this time of the year, many students may happily share their excitement about being accepted by their dream colleges—via social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and even Instagram. What they might not know, however, is what […]
If you are taking IB English, you may have noticed that comic strips sometimes show up on the Paper 1 exams and graphic novels are sometimes assigned to us for Paper 2. The purpose of this blog is to provide novice readers with a basic understanding of how to approach a page from a graphic novel and to give more experienced readers of comics a greater appreciation of the various features of the medium.
By The Edge Learning Center If you are taking IB English, you may have noticed that comic strips sometimes show up on the Paper 1 exams (e.g. November 2015 for Language and Literature SL) and graphic novels are sometimes assigned to us for Paper 2 (e.g. Persepolis and Maus). The purpose of this blog is to […]
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