Written by Lisa Bleich and Stefanie Forman As we walked around campus amidst gothic architecture and beautiful quads in bloom, you could feel the history of Yale oozing from the university. The [...]

Written by: Alex Leventhal While in Boston for my grad school reunion, I decided to visit Boston College, which is six miles west of downtown Boston in the gorgeous, safe neighborhood of Chestnut [...]

Black Excellence abounds at Howard University. The students we met are motivated, sharp, resourceful, and intellectually curious leaders. It’s no surprise that Howard University is the [...]

We visited Fordham University’s expansive, gated Rose Hill campus in the Bronx. As we strolled across campus we were impressed by the large open green space and beautiful gothic architecture. [...]

The New York campus of the Culinary Institute of America is located in historic Hyde Park. This is an ideal location for culinary students and food lovers alike. The scenic 170-acre campus is [...]

(Includes Learning Support) I visited Bard college during September as the leaves were turning color and felt the same feeling of expansiveness as my colleagues Linda Kay and Diane Forman felt [...]

Our visit to Binghamton University demonstrated just how innovative this school of 14,000 has become. Designed for Gen Z, Binghamton offers innovative classrooms.  Faculty emphasizes [...]

Miami University Miami University, located in Oxford, Ohio, is one of the most beautiful campuses I have ever seen. Driving into town, visitors are immediately greeted with handsome Georgian [...]

Salve Regina University: Visit Review Imagine a college nestled between Newport mansions, with an expansive outdoor patio overlooking a breathtaking view of the ocean.  Imagine a campus with [...]

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 Lisa Bleich  It was a beautiful late summer afternoon when we toured Harvard Yard.  Incoming freshmen clustered together in circles during freshman orientation.  [...]

College review by Beth Cassie I recently visited University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH. This mid-sized, primarily undergraduate (12,800 UG) public university is a real gem, located less than [...]

College review by Beth Cassie Flowering trees and bright red flags welcomed us as we drove onto the campus.  I immediately saw the appeal.  The University buildings are attractive, well [...]

It was a beautiful, sunny April morning when we drove up to the Sacred Heart University campus in suburban Fairfield, CT. The compact campus has a “newer” feel with its low and mid-rise [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich We took advantage of our vacation in the Berkshires to visit Williams College.We drove along the bucolic, windy, one lane highway passing large fields and not much [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich Last week I dropped off my oldest daughter at college to begin her freshman year and before the tears of separation even dried up, I was off to Dartmouth with my [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich Rhode Island College (RIC) started out as a teaching college and has morphed into a four-year liberal arts college over time.  Many of the students commute to [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich NEIT offers a different approach to education focusing on vocational training in areas such as automotive technology, nursing, occupational therapy, building science [...]

Providence Campus College review by Lisa Bleich I visited the Providence Johnson and Wales campus as part of the Rhode Island College Tour.  The academics offerings are similar and students [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich UVM is located in the heart of Burlington, Vermont.  The campus is lined with red brick buildings all in a row.  When approaching the campus from College Ave. it is [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich We spent the next day at Brandeis (my alma mater). We started off the day having lunch with a student. There are two dining halls on campus, Sherman, which offers [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich April, 2011 – We arrived at the welcome center at BU and were greeted by friendly students available to answer our questions and tell us about their [...]

College review by Diane Forman Becker College is a small college with 1,739 students, 1200 of whom are full-time, located in a suburban part of Worcester, MA. Tree lined streets and lovely older [...]

College review by Diane Forman The campus is located in the lovely Beacon Hill section of Boston and is strictly a city campus. It is a medium sized school, approximately 5,000 students. An [...]

College review by Diane Forman Dean is a “small, caring college that bridges the leap between high school and university by offering two year and limited BA degree programs.” They are currently [...]

College review by Diane Forman Mount Ida is a small (1500 students), supportive college located in Newton, Massachusetts. It offers both Associate Degrees and Bachelor Degrees and blends [...]

College review by Diane Forman Their signature program is the their cooperative learning or“co-op”. The students can spend up to three six-month periods working full time, often for pay. While [...]

WPI focuses on the STEM majors, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. 10% of the students major in management and the Interactive Media and Gaming Development (IMGD) is also popular. It is [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich Challenge convention; change the world is Clark’s motto.  The adjectives low-key, relaxed, intellectually curious, and community-oriented come to mind when thinking [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich Emerson bill itself as a state of the industry liberal arts college focused on communications, however the curriculum is highly pre-professional. Emerson students [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich I didn’t know what to expect from Simmons based on my outdated impressions of the school from when I lived in Boston almost 20 years ago. However, the wide range of [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich Wesleyan is located in Middletown, CT, aptly name as it is two hours in either direction Boston or New York.  Wesleyan has an open campus, which is somewhat [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich Bowdoin College is a highly select school located in Brunswick, ME, about 15 minutes from Freeport, ME and 25 minutes north of Portland, ME.  I was very impressed [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich Hampshire is the most non-traditional environment of the five colleges I saw on this tour.  Originally founded in the 1970’s by professors from the other four [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich We started off our tour with an address from the New President, the first female President of the college.  She came from University of Wisconsin.  She described [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich The next day we went to Mt. Holyoke College and the beauty of the campus and the breadth and diversity of the student body amazed me.  The campus is sprawling with a [...]

The Smith campus is beautiful with large open quads, brick buildings and a river right next to the campus. Smith feels less isolated than some of the other schools in the Five-College consortium [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich The University of Rhode Island (URI) is a pretty campus built on a hill. There is a small college town with standard college fare such as Dunkin Donuts, pizza shop, [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich Bryant, located in Smithfield, RI, has a very pretty campus and is organized in a circle.  It looks like a very large corporate park with large quads and ponds [...]

North Miami CampusCollege review by Diane Forman I had the opportunity to visit Johnson and Wales while spending a few days in Miami with my husband.  The North Miami Campus is one of four [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich RISD is an urban campus located right in downtown Providence about a 5-minute uphill walk to Thayer St. (the college town around Brown University.)  The campus [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich As I sat in the gorgeous chapel with vaulted ceilings and stained glass windows, a music student practiced on the organ.  Spiritual music wafted throughout the [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich Brown has a very pretty brick, urban campus with two main quads (one of them has a large gate of entry.)  Thayer Street sits adjacent to campus and is a mix of bars, [...]

College review by Diane Forman and Linda Kay (guest blogger) I enjoyed a scenic drive to Annadale on the Hudson to visit Bard College with my colleague, Linda Kay on a beautiful spring day. As we [...]

Beth Cassie I traveled to Boston on Sunday of Presidents’ Weekend, 2012.  In Boston, I visited Tufts University, MIT, and Boston College. Click here for the MIT update. Tufts University Tufts is [...]

Beth Cassie I traveled to Boston on Sunday of Presidents’ Weekend, 2012.  In Boston, I visited Tufts University, MIT, and Boston College. Click here for the MIT update. Tufts University Tufts is [...]

RU is expanding and updating their facilities as we learned on Dec 6th during a very informative counselors day. The Livingston Campus in undergoing a two billion dollar renovation with the [...]

Lisa Bleich Last month I had the opportunity to visit the 5 colleges in the Amherst area, known as Pioneer Valley, with other counselors and independent educational consultants.  The five [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich Last week I had the opportunity to visit the 5 colleges in the Amherst area, known as Pioneer Valley, with other counselors and independent educational consultants.  [...]

Thanks to Hurricane Irene, my family vacation out west got extended with a drive from Chicago back to New Jersey.  We took advantage of the 14-hour drive to visit some colleges along the [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich and Beth Cassie Beth and I had the opportunity to tour Muhlenberg College with fellow IECA consultants from New Jersey.  Muhlenberg is a small liberal arts [...]

Lisa Bleich Champlain and University of Vermont Burlington is the quintessential college town, with 5 colleges within a 2 mile radius, a thriving downtown within walking distance to UVM and [...]

Middlebury is a highly select liberal arts college with approximately 2,450 students on campus during the year and another 400 student studying abroad. Middlebury prides itself on its global [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich Burlington is the quintessential college town, with 5 colleges within a 2 mile radius, a thriving downtown within walking distance to UVM and Champlain College, a [...]

College review by Beth Cassie I recently visited Trinity College in Hartford, CT.  Despite it’s name, Trinity is an independent, nonsectarian liberal arts college with 2200 [...]

Lisa Bleich Boston University We (my daughter and I) arrived at the welcome center at BU and were greeted by friendly students available to answer our questions and tell us about their [...]

College review by Beth Cassie March 2012 – Located in the Kendall Square area of Cambridge, along the shores of the Charles River, MIT has an architecturally interesting and beautiful [...]

COLGATE Colgate is a beautiful, gray stone campus that sits atop a hill overlooking a valley full of trees.  Colgate boasts that it ranks as number two for the most “fit” student body, which [...]

Bates College is located in Lewiston, ME about 40 minutes north of Portland and 30 minutes west of Freeport, ME (the corporate headquarters of L.L. Bean).   It is rural, but not remote, however [...]

BATES COLLEGE Bates College is located in Lewiston, ME about 40 minutes north of Portland and 30 minutes west of Freeport, ME (the corporate headquarters of L.L. Bean).   It is rural, [...]

College review by Lisa Bleich Bentley offers a strong business curriculum coupled with the ability to double major “liberal studies” in various disciplines related to business such as [...]

College review by Diane Forman Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, MA, in the outskirts of Boston at the end of the Green “B” trolley line, making it easily accessible to downtown. The [...]

BENTLEY UNIVERSITY Bentley offers a strong business curriculum coupled with the ability to double major “liberal studies” in various disciplines related to business such as sustainability, media [...]

Diane explored some of the Boston area schools early October and experienced the beauty of New England during the fall. Below are some interesting facts about each school and some information [...]