Kyle is more than just your science hype-man with a cool last name. He’s an aspiring nuclear engineer, home chef, and invested mentor. Get to know Kyle with his Q&A below. What did you study in undergrad (and graduate school, if applicable)? I studied Chemical Engineering at LSU and graduated in 2020. I am planning…
Read More
By Kyle Costanza Private tutoring can be beneficial and even necessary, but does having a private tutor help every student? A private tutor can be a lifeline when preparing for a test, catching up for missed school days, or tackling a particularly tough concept. However, these are not the only situations where students need help. …
Read More
By Sandra Lee The SAT® is known universally, namely in the United States, to be required or recommended by both private and public universities when assessing applicants. When Collegeboard, the organization behind the SAT®, first created the test, they only administered it to scholarship students at Ivy League schools. Compared to today where over 2.2…
Read More
By Rachel Morley Filling out FAFSA, otherwise known as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, can be a stressful experience for high school seniors (and let’s be honest, their parents as well) to complete before college begins. Studyville is here to help! To make this process as simple and straightforward as we can, we…
Read More
If you are a parent of a high school junior or senior in Baton Rouge, chances are you may be starting to get a little concerned about your teen’s ACT® score. Is it high enough to get the highest level of TOPS? Does it even qualify for the TOPS scholarship? Does it even matter any…
Read More
Improve Your Score in Any Class with these 5 Simple Study Tips By Garrett Lonsberry Homework is never the most heavily weighted grade for a class, but it is essential to improve your score. If you do poorly on tests, improving your homework habits can help save your grade. Even if you do well on…
Read More
College Readiness: Is it Ever Too Early to Start Thinking About College? The thought of applying and leaving for college can be not only stressful, but it can also be an immense task to take on, for both parents and students alike. Applying and successfully being admitted to a good college will be hard for…
Read MoreSeven days a year, students assemble to take the ACT® in sterilized classrooms bereft of their usual decorative encouragement. On test days, hallowed hallways become Big Brother-like chambers with their stern observers, rigid regulations, and rehearsed movements. This odd presentation of a familiar setting, coupled with its perhaps too-reliable structure is a poignant metaphor for…
Read More
Aside from getting married and buying a house, there is really only one other major financial decision a person can make that has the potential to alter their entire future. College. The financial cost is breathtaking: many state universities will now cost over $100,000 for four years. Private colleges are upwards of $300,000 for a…
Read More
By Rachel Morley Studyville is a top-of-the-line tutoring service located in Baton Rouge at Perkins Rowe near LSU specializing in a number of fields including STEM private tutoring. Only 1 in 5 university students say that their high school and/or elementary school prepared them for college-level STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) classes. Luckily, Studyville…
Read More