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Top Houston and Texas High Schools by SAT Score 2025
The Texas Education Agency has finally released statewide SAT results for the class of 2024, and the results are good for Houston (TEA's SAT data is always 1 year late). Three out of the top 10 public schools in [...]
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Top Houston and Texas High Schools by SAT Score 2025
The Texas Education Agency has finally released statewide SAT [...]
Houston’s Major School Holidays and Test Dates 2025-2026
Whether you are planning out your timetable for extracurricular [...]
Automatic Admission at Texas Colleges for 2025-2026
Every Texas public college, more than 30 in total, [...]
Texas High School Graduation Requirements, Explained
Texas high school students have two main pathways to graduation: [...]
Top Houston ISD (HISD) Magnet Schools of 2023
Analysis of Houston School Choice Lottery for 2023-2024 The [...]
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How to Apply to Houston ISD Magnet Schools for 2026-2027
What are Magnet Schools in Houston ISD? Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the eighth largest public school district in the U.S., with more than 176,000 students across 273 schools. [...]
How to Qualify for Houston ISD’s Gifted & Talented Program
What is Houston ISD's Vanguard Gifted & Talented (G/T) Program? Approximately 14% of students enrolled in Houston ISD (HISD) are designated as Gifted and Talented (G/T). These students who demonstrate [...]
How to Maximize Your GPA For Automatic Admission to Texas Universities
What is Automatic Admission at Texas Universities? Texas high school students who excel relative to the rest of their graduating class have the opportunity for automatic acceptance into top [...]
Free ISEE Vocabulary Flashcards at Piqosity
General Academic has partnered with Piqosity.com to offer digital flash cards for 1200 vocabulary words. We've spent more than a decade curating this list to help students prepare for [...]
Academics and Elementary Learning
How to Qualify for Houston ISD’s Gifted & Talented Program
What is Houston ISD's Vanguard Gifted & Talented (G/T) Program? Approximately 14% of students enrolled in Houston ISD (HISD) are [...]
What is Executive Function and How Students Can Improve It
Executive functions are the suite of cognitive abilities that allows students to plan, focus, manage tasks, and regulate behaviors. Developing [...]
Houston’s Major School Holidays and Test Dates 2025-2026
Whether you are planning out your timetable for extracurricular activities or your preparations for the ISEE, SAT, ACT, or [...]
What Makes A Good Tutor?
Despite industry's best efforts, AI cannot replace human interaction. Imagine a student who has spent months struggling with [...]
Summer Opportunities for Houston High School Students
While the summer period is a great time for high school students to relax and recharge, it is also [...]
Test Prep
Free ISEE Vocabulary Flashcards at Piqosity
General Academic has partnered with Piqosity.com to offer digital [...]
When Should Students Start Preparing for the ACT and SAT?
One of the age-old questions of test prep is [...]
ISEE Test Dates in Houston for 2025-2026
The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is the most [...]
Houston Schools
Top Houston and Texas High Schools by SAT Score 2025
The Texas Education Agency has finally released statewide SAT [...]
How to Apply to Houston ISD Magnet Schools for 2026-2027
What are Magnet Schools in Houston ISD? Houston Independent [...]
How to Apply to Spring Branch ISD Choice Schools for 2025-2026
What is an SBISD Choice School? Spring Branch Independent [...]
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How to Maximize Your GPA For Automatic Admission to Texas Universities
What is Automatic Admission at Texas Universities? Texas high [...]
What is Texas Free College Application Week and Why Does It Matter?
The first ever Texas Free College Application Week is October [...]
Test-Optional College Admissions for Texas Students
Since 2020, the overwhelming majority of US colleges have [...]