Failure IS an Option
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” This quote is so popular that it’s been attributed to at least two all-time great athletes...
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Leora Eisenberg
Apr 12, 2019
All the kinds of summer programs!
With summer fast approaching, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all of the summer program options out there. There are (literally)...
Taylor Chin
Apr 6, 2019
What it takes to get kicked out…
Although I knew they existed, I used to think that kids who got kicked out (or whose acceptance was rescinded) were something like...
Max Ehrlich
Apr 3, 2019
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...
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...
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