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Inside the General Academic College Admissions Tracker
Announcing General Academic's custom-built college admissions tracking app: what it does for students, parents, and counselors. In the run-up to college application deadlines, even families that started organized usually aren't anymore. The Common App is in one browser tab, and [...]
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The Best Cooling Neck Fans to Beat the Heat
Only commercialized within the last few years, thermoelectrically-cooled neck fans promise to keep you comfortable indoors and outdoors. They look like a pair of nice headphones draped around the [...]
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 [...]
Analysis of General Academic’s Data Driven Approach to Tutor Quality
General Academic has completed an unprecedented AI-driven audit of its educational team, utilizing a proprietary artificial intelligence tool known as "Tutor Buddy" to transcribe, score, and analyze nearly 1,000 tutoring [...]
Conquering Test Anxiety: A Research-Backed Guide for Parents and Students
For more than 23 years, General Academic has guided tens of thousands of Houston families through high-stakes exams like the ISEE, SAT, and ACT. We have consistently observed that test [...]
Academics and Elementary Learning
What Makes A Good Tutor? Meet our AI Tutor Buddy.
Despite industry's best efforts, AI cannot replace human interaction. [...]
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 [...]
Test Prep
ISEE Test Score Improvement, What to Expect
During the 2025-2026 fall testing cycle, around 400 Houston-area students [...]
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 [...]
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
Is My Child Ready For College — Take our Assessment
Decades of research have identified what actually predicts college success [...]
Texas High School Graduation Requirements
Texas high school students have two main pathways to graduation: [...]
State of Test-Optional College Admissions in Texas for 2026
The test-optional wave that swept through higher education during the [...]