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Fortifying Math Foundations with Rebecca Lu
Rebecca Lu’s tutoring sessions help students become more fluent and confident in mathematics. Dozens of elementary and middle schoolers have improved their math grades and test results with Rebecca’s patient, comprehensive approach. We sat down with her to discuss her [...]
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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 [...]
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: [...]
ISEE Test Score Improvement, What to Expect
During the 2025-2026 fall testing cycle, around 400 Houston-area students prepared for their ISEE and SSAT private school admissions tests with General Academic. On average, our students improved ISEE scores by [...]
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2017 National Merit Scholarship Winners in Houston
At 6 National Merit Scholarship Winners and 4% of [...]
2017 National Merit Semifinalists in Houston
At 44 National Merit Semifinalists and 31% of the [...]
Houston Schools
Houston Private School Tuition 2023-2024
For the 2023-2024 school year, Houston private school tuition costs [...]
Houston Private School Tuition 2022-2023
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released numbers that won't [...]
Houston’s National Merit Semifinalists for 2022-2023
Houston's Smartest Seniors Brush Aside Pandemic to Ace the [...]