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How to Prevent your Houston Student from “Sucking at Math”
Ask a student their least favorite subject, and you’ll often hear, “I hate math.” Ask them why, and they’ll say, “because I suck at math.” Really, their reasoning makes sense: how many of the things that you’re bad at are [...]
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Love What You’re Learning – A Conversation with Sam Garvin
We are excited to highlight one of our private tutors with a personalized approach here at General Academic: introducing Sam Garvin and his unique tutoring style! Sam is overtly committed [...]
Courage in Class – A Conversation with Daniel Bowling
Daniel Bowling is another versed private tutor here at General Academic, and today we're excited to highlight his unique tutoring style. Daniel has been working with students at General Academic [...]
Automatic Admission at Texas Colleges for 2025-2026
Every Texas public college, more than 30 in total, grants automatic admission to resident, high-school seniors who meet certain class rank and/or standardized test requirements. In fact, automatic admission [...]
Confidence and Character – A Conversation with Laura Jabr
To continue introducing you to our brilliant tutors at General Academic, we would like you to meet Laura Jabr. Laura is committed to fostering academic excellence in a way that [...]
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Houston National Merit Semifinalists – 2019 Scholarship Competition Designees
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has announced the Semifinalists [...]
Major 2018-2019 Houston Academic Year Dates to Know
Houston ISD School Holidays 2018 August 27 - First [...]
Top Houston ISD (HISD) Magnet Schools of 2018
For the 2018-2019 academic year, almost ten percent of [...]