Webster University

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. [...]

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 [...]

By Lisa Bleich “Julia is going to kill me!” I moaned when I discovered the broken test tube in my backpack. We had taken the sludge test home to try to finish the final project for IPS [...]

Just as backpacks have advanced over the past 30 plus years, so too has the process for applying to college. It is no longer as simple as throwing in a few applications and expecting several [...]

Written by Beth Cassie. Saturday June 13, 2015  was the last standardized testing date for the 2014-2015 school year.  For rising juniors and seniors, there are many testing opportunities in the [...]

What happens when you put 95 Independent Educational Consultants and six college admissions professionals in a room for six hours in Newark, NJ? The answer is lively discussion, thoughtful [...]