Penn State

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 [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich 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 [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich I was helping one of my seniors make his final decision about his college choices a few years ago.  He had narrowed it down to Northeastern and University of Pittsburgh.  [...]

Standardized Testing Students who require additional time or other accommodations on the SATs or ACTs with writing must meet the following criteria. Each testing agency has a different procedure [...]

Written By Lisa Bleich Last month, I attended a talk by Allen Sepinwall, the TV writer for the Star Ledger, and Author of the book TV Revolution,..  It was a fascinating discussion about [...]