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How Do You Study Like an Ivy Leaguer?

How Do You Study Like an Ivy Leaguer?
We’ve all heard about the elite students that get into Ivy League programs with stellar grades, amazing extracurriculars, and volunteer experience that some never gain in a lifetime. It’s clear that these students are some of the best of the best, but what do their parents do so differently?

How do Ivy League Students Study Differently?
Parents are fundamental to the trajectory of a child’s education. We've seen those early parenting books about reading to your child from a young age, encouraging them to participate in sports, and making sure that they’re participating in leadership opportunities. Yet, how can parents ensure that their kids are studying like Ivy Leaguers?

Jacqueline Howard’s CNN article on scholastic superstars is important to recall. In it, Kwasi Enin and Martin Altenberg are mentioned as two students who’ve been accepted to every Ivy League school in the United States. Kwasi’s father Ebenezer Enin is noted as saying, “You have all of the resources in this country to do extremely well." He adds: “You have libraries. You have computers. You have teachers. You have online resources. There are so many things to help you. If only you are serious, you can do it. It doesn’t matter your background.”

The article also includes insight from Nancy Hill, a developmental psychologist and professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Research from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Programme for International Student Assessment. Hill cites a survey of 540,000 students that calculated that parents have a direct impact on a student’s future success. Hill says: “In our research with adolescents, we find that parenting practices that include helping youth link their education to future goals, looking for ways to increase students opportunities for autonomy, are positively related to achievement, in part because it helps students see the value and meaning of schoolwork."

How Can Parents Provide Ivy League Level Study Support?
Improving grades is just one part of the puzzle to help a student succeed at the highest level, but it's clear that parents have an important role to play. Parents can help students develop healthy study habits and a love for learning through encouraging autonomous learning, linking future goals, and encouraging the pursuit of opportunities. Clearly an Ivy League is not the be all and end all for graduating with a world-class education. There are hundreds of schools across North America that provide an excellent education. However, no matter what school students choose to attend, they need to be equipped with the skills to succeed. 

Where does Wizeprep fit in with all of this? How do we ensure that our high schoolers have access to the best quality education and the opportunity to succeed? 

Thankfully, Wizeprep has plenty of experience in helping hundreds of thousands of students in developing healthy study habits. With over 23,000 glowing reviews, thousands of hours of high quality on-demand classroom aligned content taught by the world’s best educators, it’s no wonder that 97% of Wizeprep users reported a grade increase.  

As the parents of the Ivy Leaguers have said, having the best quality resources is critical to ensuring that students are equipped to go for the college of their dreams. Wizeprep can help you and your child achieve this dream, and Wizeprep can help your child excel in their future college classes too.