College applications: are you ready?

Take Our College Preparation Survey & Join Our Beta! The overall college enrollment rate for 18- to 24-year-olds was 40% in 2020.    Of course this changes for the top ivy-league schools, which are more selective and have very low numbers for 2022 acceptance rates, including Brown, Harvard, Tufts, and Barnard. Fortunately, not every student […]

Why students need a “nudge”

Why a “nudge”? (That sounds kinda negative) A behavioral nudge is a well-known theory in behavioral economics that helps people make better choices when they would otherwise continue routine behaviors. Simply put, sometimes people need to be nudged to complete a task, plan, or change their default behavior. For example: Where am I on my […]

Partnership with Vidyamandir Classes

Innotrail, a US based EdTech startup, has announced a partnership with Vidyamandir Classes(VMC), one of India’s largest and most respected college prep educational institution. Innotrail and VMC will help students achieve improved learning outcomes and reach their career goals. This partnership will bring together Innotrail’s innovative AI platform MentoMind and VMC’s proven pedagogy and curated […]

Reversing the formula for success

Be happy first to become successful Happiness begins in the present. With practice, we can shift our mindsets and behaviors, and that of others. If we can harness this positivity, success will feel closer and you will achieve excellence. What you need to do:

Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation

Success is about you vs. you Self-efficacy for self-regulated learning refers to the beliefs individuals hold in their capabilities to think and behave in ways that are systematically oriented toward or associated with their learning goals. Students with a robust sense of efficacy in their self-regulatory capabilities believe they can manage their time effectively, organize […]