Getting into colleges and universities is becoming more and more difficult nowadays. The mean accepted GPA, SAT/ACT scores, and the number of extra-curriculars expected are becoming more difficult every year. […]
Study Tips and Strategies from Study Hut Tutoring
While the key to doing well on any exam at Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach Middle School, Pacific School or American Martyrs school is to conceptually understand the material […]
Biology Study Techniques
Many students fear science like it’s the plague, but like any subject one can succeed in science if the WORK is put into it. For biology, there are three most […]
SAT tutoring in El Segundo, Oct. 5 Notes
When a student comes to me for SAT tutoring, one of the first things I ask is how familiar he or she is with the test already from school (the […]
Juniors: The busiest of High School schedules.
When a students claims Junior status in HS, we realize it’s not only a moment for discrete gloating but also a time for stress and scrambling for steady ground. Juniors […]
Eagles flying back into action!
El Segundo students finally have a Hut of their own to call home, and I am proud to report that we were correct: El Segundo does love Study Hut Tutoring. […]
The Importance of Failure
You may have heard this one before. It involves a ceramics class. It was a fairly large and popular class at the school, so the teacher had to split it […]
Summer Tutoring Boost in Manhattan Beach
Summer splashing and the sun rays is a great way to attain your vitamin D during the summer. So what can be done after the sunburns start to ache and […]
You Are Not the Subjects You Study
As a parent, you know that your child is a complex individual, full of surprises. You know their dreams and aspirations, their fears and dislikes, what influences and what motivates […]
The Art of Studying for Tests
From 3rd graders to high schoolers to college students, there seems to be a major misconception about what it truly means to “study for a test.” The common definition seems to […]