We had a great opportunity to connect with How To Study In College recently to learn about their tremendous Shovel App!

This app is a calendar, to-do list, planner, and time calculator ALL IN ONE! It was built to help students get better grades with a smile on their face and we're excited to introduce it to our clients of past, present and future! In Shovel, you have all your tasks organized right next to your calendar, and you can plan exactly what task you will work on, when, and for how long. You can plan each task into multiple study times, and if you don’t work on a task when you planned to, Shovel will remind you to re-plan!

By planning in Shovel, a student will:
Mentally commit to getting a task done at a specific time
Know you’ll have enough time to get it done
Eliminate procrastination and anxiety

We look forward to collaborating with the team and we're going to be working with students, families and schools to grab their Shovels and dig into that pile of assignments, sports and homework!
For details or to download the app, click here.

A tactic that college students often forget - or neglect - once they get into the school: continue to search for and apply for scholarships throughout your college experience!
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In fact, there's a number of scholarships available that are specifically for college students! Students will have gained experience and knowledge and will now have work and skills they've developed to showcase -- and with that, it often makes for an optimized time and opportunity to apply for the scholarships!

Questions on scholarships? On the college admissions process? Be sure to contact us!

​A tip that we urge students to utilize when looking to obtain scholarship monies: Stay local and community-based!

Your town and neighbors want to see their own succeed – students will find a number of local opportunities via small businesses, community clubs, and town organizations. We find that the odds of winning community scholarships is elevated as there is a smaller pool of students applying for them.

Questions on scholarships? On college prep? Don't hesitate to contact us today by clicking here.

While the hybrid model of learning in these days of the pandemic is intended to maximize safety and educational effectiveness, we've had a number of parents speak with us about technology challenges -- while nothing is ever without wrinkles, even with robust planning schools are having significant tech troubles. Everything from systems shutting down, to audio/video issues, to user error (either teacher-side or student-side) - at no fault of anyone's and we are all in this same new boat together - is causing increasing levels of stress and anxiety from parents. Is my student progressing properly? Is my student engaged? Is this to be a pandemic-slide (much like a 'summer slide')?

The domino effect that then occurs is two-fold:
(1) teachers have an increased workload in troubleshooting technical difficulties, planning for both in-person and online lessons, as well as communicating more often with families.
(2) parents - whether working remotely at home, or now once again commuting - have that cloud of confusion and frustration hang over them in their working hours: Is my child on the correct pace for this academic year?

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out to the LAC team! Experts in the remote learning world, we are readily available to provide guidance, troubleshooting, and academic support!