Five Tips for Getting Into a Top Boarding School
As a current student at Phillips Academy Andover (and a former boarding school applicant!), I know the challenges that the application...
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Tessa Murthy
- Mar 30, 2019
Early Action, Early Decision, and Restrictive Early Action
Now that the college decision process is ending for the class of 2019, it’s about to start all over again for the class of 2020. So it’s...
Yelena Kadeykina
- Mar 28, 2019
Buyer, beware!
The recent admission scandal holds a mirror to the situation in American education. On the one hand, it brings up the legitimate question...
Alice Chudnovsky
- Mar 18, 2019
Success for Dummies
In my interview, I remember CEO Yelena Kadeykina talk about her motivation for founding the company: "I wanted to help others accomplish...
Taylor Chin
- Mar 10, 2019
How to write a recommendation letter of request
Asking teachers for recommendation letters is something every high school senior faces when applying to colleges. However, not all...
David Lysenko
- Mar 4, 2019
High School vs. College
The difference between high school and college can be summarized in one word: freedom. In college you’ll find that you have more free...
Leora Eisenberg
- Mar 3, 2019
Building students' futures: why I love working at Hermiona
Over the past few weeks of Hermiona’s whirlwind tour around the world (Moscow, Kiev, and now Miami), I’ve gotten to thinking about what...
Yelena Kadeykina
- Feb 25, 2019
To IB or not to IB?
With the idea of the International Baccalaureate (IB) created in 1962 and the official IB organization founded in 1968, students all over...
Tessa Murthy
- Feb 19, 2019
SAT versus ACT...and does it matter anyway?
The SAT is administered by the College Board, a private nonprofit organization that also oversees American standardized tests such as...
Yelena Kadeykina
- Feb 19, 2019
On Cultural Gaps: some thoughts before Hermiona's Kiev workshop on February 21st, 2019
After Hermiona’s Moscow event on February 9, I got to thinking about the major cultural differences between the US and much of the rest...
Leora Eisenberg
- Feb 14, 2019
Five takeaways from our Moscow seminar!
It was wonderful to see so many people interested in American education at our Moscow event last Saturday! Since we know that not...
Alice Chudnovsky
- Feb 10, 2019
MythBusters of Admissions
As some of you know, Hermiona Education held a phenomenal event recently in Moscow, telling Russian international students the insider...
Taylor Chin
- Feb 2, 2019
Varsity athlete vs Science Fair nerd tracks?
In high school, I didn't always look like a model student. I missed countless days of school for national/international fencing...
Leora Eisenberg
- Jan 22, 2019
Hermiona's Next Workshop: Feb 9, 2019 in Moscow!
An American education is a direct path to your child’s future success. Several times a year, we host an in-person meeting with graduates...
Yelena Kadeykina
- Jan 20, 2019
Teen summer programs that you will remember forever
Continuing our blog from January 15th 2019, let's talk about some specific examples of how to spend the summer. First of all, it’s very...
Yelena Kadeykina
- Jan 17, 2019
Understanding the Diversity of Summer Programs for Teens
There’s a myth that summer programs for teenagers are mostly sports camps or language schools, but that’s definitely not the case. In...
Leora Eisenberg
- Jan 13, 2019
5 Tips for a Stellar Letter of Recommendation
Letters of recommendation are absolutely critical to acceptance to your dream university. Your grades, test scores, essays, and...
Taylor Chin
- Jan 7, 2019
How to start getting professionally involved as an undergraduate
1) Start building your resume. The first step in getting professionally involved as an undergraduate is to write your resume. The most...
Alice Chudnovsky
- Dec 30, 2018
What's in a Number?
To many applicants, college selection appears reduced to a numbers game. One of the biggest decisions in a young individual’s life comes...
Leora Eisenberg
- Dec 18, 2018
Spotlight on a Consultant: Leora Eisenberg
So, Leora, tell us a little about yourself. I’m 20 years old, a junior at Princeton University majoring in Slavic Languages and...
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