Surviving the College Application Process

Written by Lisa Bleich “I want to come home, I don’t think I can finish the year, “ My daughter pleaded. “What?” I asked in disbelief. “You have less than a week left of classes and then finals, [...]

“What are you grappling with?” I asked each of the Harvard Business School mentees as they joined my table during the speed mentoring evening. “The CEO of the my company just offered me a new job [...]

We are very proud of our students and happy to report that everyone has been accepted to a school that is a great fit for them.  It seems like every year, we say, “this was the most [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich Student who were waitlisted are in good company. Colleges used the dreaded waitlist heavily this year because they are trying to manage their yields and have no way of [...]

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It used to be that “love is in the air” during springtime, but not so for high school and college students, instead “stress is in the air.”  Anxiety runs high for seniors as they find out [...]

As Independent Educational Consultants, we are often asked to weigh in on this question. Since colleges accept both tests equally, we typically advise students to determine which test suits them [...]

Here is a great write-up of Alabama institutions written by Nancy Griesemer who visited the colleges with an IECA tour. On the road in Alabama with the Independent Educational Consultants [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich “Are you a Giver or a Taker?” A comedian on the Insignia Cruise line, where I was cruising the Caribbean with my family early December, asked the audience this question [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich. In the increasingly competitive admissions process, more and more students are applying early to schools in hopes of increasing their chances of acceptances. William R. [...]