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Is This the New Normal? Let’s Talk College Admissions

Join us for a Zinc Webinar: February 9, 7 – 8 p.m. ET

Featuring Larry Momo, Director of College Counseling at the Trinity School, and Matt Bardin, Founder + CEO of Zinc Educational Services and Zinc Learning Labs

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in sweeping changes for the admissions landscape, making the past two admissions cycles wildly different from previous years. As data from this year comes in, our experts will discuss which developments are here to stay and how their impacts may ripple out for current juniors and sophomores. We’ll have plenty of time for Q&A, so please bring your questions!

Zinc’s Winter Book Picks

Favorite Reads from our Tutors and Staff For many of us at Zinc, the winter break meant picking up new books, or finally diving into the ones we’d been piling on our desks and night tables. Scroll ahead for the Zinc team’s latest recommendations. Stitches by David SmallRecommended by Karthik Chandrasekariah, CTO “This graphic novel is […]

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So… You Haven’t Started Test Prep Yet?

Here’s Where to Begin There’s no one right way to get ready for the SAT or ACT, and every student’s timeline looks different. If your New Year’s resolution involves getting started, we’ve got three things to keep in mind to make the process effective, sane, and yes—enjoyable! Diagnose and Study Strategically:Poring over endless practice tests […]

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