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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 these skills is necessary for both academic success and lifelong adaptability. Parents seeking effective support strategies for their students should [...]
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ISEE Course Survey Results: Students Understand the Stakes
For Houstons students applying to highly competitive private schools—such as Awty, Kinkaid, and St. John's—the ISEE admissions test is a high-stakes gatekeeper. We surveyed 81 rising 5th and 8th graders [...]
Executive Function Self-Assessment for Students
Many parents find themselves in a familiar situation: they have a smart, curious child, whose grades are not reflective of their intelligence or academic ability. Often, this disconnect can be [...]
Is My Child Ready For College — Take our Assessment
Decades of research have identified what actually predicts college success — and it's not just grades. General Academic's new framework puts numbers to what admissions offices already know: the whole [...]
What Makes A Good Tutor? Meet our AI Tutor Buddy.
Despite industry's best efforts, AI cannot replace human interaction. Imagine a student who has spent months struggling with algebra, consistently feeling lost, frustrated, and discouraged by each new [...]
Academics and Elementary Learning
How to Prevent your Houston Student from “Sucking at Math”
Ask a student their least favorite subject, and you’ll often [...]
Is Private School Worth the Cost in Houston?
The private school deposit is due in three weeks, and [...]
Summer Opportunities for Houston High School Students in 2026
While the summer period is a great time for [...]
How Houston Elementary Students Can Maximize Summer Break
While summer vacation is a great time for your [...]
How to Apply to Houston ISD Magnet Schools for 2026-2027
What are Magnet Schools in Houston ISD? Houston Independent [...]
Test Prep
State of Test-Optional College Admissions in Texas for 2026
The test-optional wave that swept through higher education during the [...]
Watch our Animated Short, “Corgi Test Prep”
Register now for our ACT and SAT test [...]
Free ISEE Vocabulary Flashcards at Piqosity
General Academic has partnered with Piqosity.com to offer digital [...]
Houston Schools
Top Houston ISD (HISD) Magnet Schools of 2025
Analysis of Houston School Choice Lottery for 2025-2026 The most [...]
Houston’s Richest Public Schools, Best Home Values, and Most Gentrified Neighborhoods
The best Houston public schools are often in the [...]
Top Houston and Texas High Schools by SAT Score 2025
The Texas Education Agency has finally released statewide SAT [...]
College Counseling
State of Test-Optional College Admissions in Texas for 2026
The test-optional wave that swept through higher education during the [...]
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 [...]