How Has AI Changed the SAT, the ACT, and College Admissions Testing?
The SAT went digital and adaptive in 2024, the ACT was overhauled in 2025, and a growing list of top colleges reversed their test-optional policies within the same window. None of that happened by coincidence, and this post explains why. Why standardized tests changed at the same moment AI became widespread. Much of what a student turns in from home can […]
What Skills Will Matter Most for Students in a World Where AI Can Answer Almost Anything?
If a machine can produce the answer, what is actually left for a child to learn. This is the question a growing number of Bergen County parents are asking, and it is the question this post answers directly. The question every parent is quietly asking. A question that once took a student twenty minutes of effort can […]
What Most Tutoring Services Miss About Students at Competitive Academic Schools
How MEK Review builds tutoring around the academic reality students actually face The problem isn’t your student. It’s the environment. Students at Bergen County Academies, Bergen Tech, Phillips Exeter, Stuyvesant, Horace Mann, and schools like them weren’t placed there by accident. They were selected. They demonstrated exceptional ability. And yet, at some point, many of them find themselves struggling — not because something is wrong with them, but […]
MEK Review Offers Private Tutoring for Students at Some of the Most Academically Demanding Schools in the Country
For nearly 28 years, MEK Review has supported students attending competitive magnet programs, boarding schools, and rigorous private institutions across New Jersey, New York and beyond. Our Private Tutoring is available in-person and virtually, and it is built around one principle: every school is different, and every student deserves support that reflects that. The schools we work with. Competitive Public […]
HSPT, TACHS, and SSAT Prep in Bergen County, NJ: Why Language Expression Is the Missing Piece
If you’re searching for HSPT prep, TACHS prep, or SSAT prep in Bergen County, NJ, you already know how competitive high school admissions can be. Students applying to Bergen County Academies, Bergen Tech, parochial schools, and private day schools are preparing for multiple entrance exams at once — each with its own format, sections, and scoring priorities. Most high […]
Tutoring Spring 2025 Student Surveys
The Spring Tutoring program, designed for students in grades 4-12, successfully concluded its semester. With 70 students enrolled in 23 different tutoring subjects over Spring 2025, the program aimed to get students to their academic and admissions goals through one-on-one specialized instruction tailored to their needs. To evaluate the effectiveness of their experience, students completed […]
Full Year Spearhead (FYSH) Spring 2025 Student Surveys
The Spring Full Year Spearhead (FYSH) program, designed for students in grades 9 thru 12, successfully concluded its first spring semester. With 52 students enrolled in 12 courses over Spring 2025, the program served as a companion class to students taking challenging Honors and AP Math and Science courses at school. By teaching students course […]
Exam Prep 8 Spring 2025 Students Survey
Exam Prep 8 Spring 2025 Students Survey The Spring Exam Prep 8 course, designed for incoming 8th graders, successfully concluded its 18-week session this spring. With 54 students enrolled across five virtual classes, the program aimed to prepare students for competitive high school entrance exams such as those for magnet schools (BCA, BT), private institutions, […]
MEK Learning Circles Spring 2025 Student Surveys
MEK Learning Circles Spring 2025 Student Surveys The Spring MEK Learning Circles program, designed for students in grades 4 thru 8, successfully concluded its 18-week session this spring. With 355 students enrolled in 58 courses across Fall 2024 and Spring 2025, the program aimed to give students knowledge of class topics in reading, writing, and […]
Step-by-Step Guide: Creating a Parent Account in Canvas
Welcome to the new semester with MEK! We want our parents to be active participants in their child’s course experience. The first step is to create a Parent (Observer) Account on our Canvas Platform. Canvas is where students access their lesson schedules, plans, assignments, exercises, and exams. Canvas also serves as the central hub for communication […]
