The Virginia Schools Tour

Written by Lisa Bleich and Beth Cassie. We spent a fabulous week touring seven Virginia Universities, six public and one private. Each school is unique and impressive in its own right. Virginia [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich. This time of year, I have numerous conversations with my students about whether or not or where to apply Early Decision or Early Action. Early Decision is binding, meaning [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich.  Each school that participates in the Common Application has the ability to request supplemental essays ranging from a short answer (150 words) to a longer essay (500 [...]

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. Last year, with the power outage of Hurricane Sandy and the 2011 October snowstorm still fresh in my mind, I decided to be pro-active and install an electrical outlet [...]

You must send official test scores to colleges before your application is completed. Most schools allow leeway for the scores arriving after your application has been submitted, but some, [...]

Sale: Between August 9 and August 12, you can get the eBook version for $.99. Click here to download your copy of Surviving the College Application Process and please share [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich Develop a Plan for Sophomore Year.  You should have a sense of what types of activities you enjoyed last year in school and identify two or three academic, social and [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich Juniors, start off the year with a plan of what you want to achieve and how. This will make the year more productive and less overwhelming. Create a Testing Plan.You can [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich. As we meet with our clients to brainstorm for their personal statements (or college essays), it reminds us how much we enjoy delving into the depths of our clients and [...]