Do You ‘Over’ Parent?

Written by Lisa Bleich Earlier this month I attended the Independent Educational Consultant Association (IECA) conference and had the opportunity to hear Amy McCready, founder of Positive [...]

Indiana University

College review by Lisa Bleich Indiana has an expansive, 1,800 acre campus with limestone buildings and lined with trees and flowers throughout campus.  The former football field was [...]

Butler University

College review by Lisa Bleich What happens when a college makes it to the Final Four in basketball a couple of years in a row?  Applications skyrocket!  At least this is what happened [...]

DePauw University

College review by Lisa Bleich DePauw’s campus is set amidst a picturesque backdrop of uniform brick buildings surrounded by plenty of green open space and quaint walkways.  DePauw is a small [...]

Rose Hulman Institute of Technology

College Review by Lisa Bleich Rose Hulman Institute of Technology is a small campus set in Terra Haute, Indiana.  It prides itself on active engaged student body and faculty who are [...]

Letters of Recommendation

It’s time to think about which teachers you will ask to write your letters of recommendation. You’ll want to ask your teachers before the school year ends and provide any supporting [...]

Vanderbilt Impact: Longevity, Depth

Written by Lisa Bleich How does a school go from a regional leader to a national powerhouse in 7 years? How does a school go from an acceptance rate of close to 60% in 1999 to a 12.5% acceptance [...]

The New SAT

Drew Heilpern, PhD, the general manager of Summit Educational Group’s one-on-one in home and remote, online tutoring division wrote this guest blog post analyzing the new SATs. The College [...]