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Written by Lisa Bleich. Thanksgiving is a time filled with family, turkey, football, and in many houses newly returned freshmen. (I picked up my newly returned sophomore at the airport and we [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich I had a chance to catch up with one of my sectionmates from business school, Joy Chen last week while in San Francisco. Joy had a long career at Clorox before becoming a [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich Are you thinking between saving vs. borrowing for college? When our first daughter was born in 1994, we believed UGMAs (Uniform Gifts to Minors Act) were the best way to [...]

Webster University  Written by Lisa Bleich I pulled up to the Admissions Office parking lot at Webster University and there was a spot waiting for me with my name on it, literally! Everyone [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich Demonstrated interest can be an important element for colleges when trying to determine which applicants are the most likely to attend their schools if admitted. There [...]

The College Tour..Where To Go and What To Do When You Get There Featuring guest speaker Lisa Bleich, President of College Bound Mentor and Author of Surviving the College Application Process [...]

Each year the qualifying scores for students to be considered for National Merit Scholarships changes by state.  National Merit Scholarship consideration is based on junior year PSAT scores. [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich The Hebrew University of Jerusalem sits at the top of Mt. Scopus overlooking an expansive view of Jerusalem. The students were in finals just before their summer break. [...]

College Endowment Above is link to the 2014 NACUBO report on college and university endowments.  

Most writing doesn’t happen behind a laptop. It happens when your mind is free to wander and let an idea percolate and clarify itself. So as you prepare to write your personal statements and [...]