Rebounding from Failure

Written by Lisa Bleich As I ran through my mind the students featured in my book Surviving the College Application Process: Case Studies to Help You Find Your Unique Angle for Success, I realized [...]

I recently visited the picturesque Connecticut College campus in New London, Connecticut, just across the street from the United States Coast Guard Academy. Established as an all women’s college [...]

College review by Beth Cassie Allegheny College is located in Meadville, PA and is a real gem that feels more ‘Midwest than Pennsylvania’. With 2,100 students total, this is a one of the schools [...]

College review by Beth Cassie * update* The University of Pittsburgh campus is concentrated within a quarter square mile of the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Oakland is the educational, [...]

Written by Beth Cassie * Update* I spent two days on Penn State’s main campus, primarily touring the athletic facilities. I arrived on Friday morning, the day before the first home football game. [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich When our first daughter was born in 1994, UGMAs (Uniform Gifts to Minors Act) were touted as the best way to save for college. We readily set up an UGMA in her name [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich When I moved from Los Angeles to New Jersey in 2004, my oldest was in 5th grade, far removed from the college application process.  However, it seemed that anyone I met [...]

Written by Beth Cassie We had the opportunity to attend a local luncheon with other Independent Educational Consultants last month where the guest speaker was Mark Weinfeld, a math educator with [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich If you are an exceptional high school athlete, you will need to think about how much you want to pursue the sport in college. Below are some tips on how to get on the radar [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich Last week I had the pleasure of seeing the play Outside Mullingar with Debra Messing and Brian O’Byrne.  The Brandeis alumni association organized the event since Messing [...]