Success in College

Written by Lisa Bleich We all hear about kids with perfect grades and test scores who are denied admissions at select colleges and conversely kids who were “not as strong” getting in. This [...]

Written by Abby Power I attended my first Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) conference in Boston earlier this month. As I listened to the various speakers and presenters talk [...]

Great article explaining the importance of experiential learning, internships, and interdisciplinary study. Click here for article. 

Sending a child off to college is never worry free.  As a parent you hope that you have instilled enough opportunities for independence for your child to thrive on his or her own, but the true [...]

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, [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich. Thanksgiving is a time filled with family, turkey (this year one of ours will be fried due to my husband’s newfound turkey preparation passion), football, and in many [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich. Build it and they will come.  That is the famous line from the movie, Field of Dreams, but it is also the adage of Rutgers University’s Future Scholars Program.  [...]

Guest blogger: Laurie Woog, Esq. Cooperative education or Co-ops are a great way to jump-start students’ careers while they are still in school. Co-ops can alternate with academic quarters or [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich “I don’t know where to go!” bemoaned one of my current seniors.  “ I can see myself at both schools.” As May 1st quickly approaches, I have been meeting with students to [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich “I hate Passover!” is a constant refrain I hear from my girls when they are annoyed that they can’t eat bread, or pita chips, or basically anything they normally enjoy [...]