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Learning Associates Newsletter · August '09

Special Report from Campus:

Learning Associates has just completed some time travel many wish they could

enjoy - going back to college. Well, sort of. Classes, yes. Dorms, yes.

Cafeteria, yes. Beautiful, green campus, yes. Football weekends, toga

parties, and other fantasies of recaptured youth, no.

The IECA Summer Training Institute was held on the campus of Swarthmore

College from August 5-9, 2009. (IECA is the Independent Educational

Consultants Association.) Stimulating classes ran from Wednesday afternoon

until Saturday evening and all sorts of useful networking occurred in the

breaks and over meals. Some of the topics, breakout sessions, and mentoring

groups were:

Wednesday, August 5, 2009:

Trends

Thursday, August 6, 2009:

Essentials of College Advising

College Advising for Athletes

Inside the College Admissions Office

Jim Bock, Dean of Admissions & Fin. Aid, Swarthmore College

Greg Potts, Director of Admissions, Philadelphia University

Floyd, Director of Admission, Ursinus College

Swarthmore College Information Session and Tour

Friday, August 7, 2009:

The College Essay

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn - Social Networking for Consultants

Essentials of Financial Aid

Saturday, August 8, 2009:

Professionalism and Ethics

Evaluating Colleges and Independent Schools

College Advising for Students with Learning Differences

While we don't usually get to live on campus, Holly and I do attend

informative events of this sort to serve our College Admissions clients. We

routinely go to conferences established by excellent sponsors, including

NJACAC (New Jersey Association of College Admissions Counseling) and NACAC

(National Association for College Admission Counseling). We also make

numerous visits to college campuses and have frequent discussions with

college officials.

Please feel free to call or write if you think a further conversation is in

order.

Larry

Deadlines Looming:

Register by September 9th for the SAT and Subject Tests on October 10, 2009:

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/reg.html

Those seeking accommodations for the October 10, 2009, SAT must prepare and

submit all documentation no later than August 21st. Accomodations for the

November 7, 2009, SAT must be applied for by September 18th.

http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/ssd/application/dates

Register by August 12th for the ACT Test on September 13, 2009:

https://www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html

Those seeking accommodations for the ACT must do so by the registration

deadline - but it should be sooner! Waiting until the deadline can result in

a denial.

Most college supplements for the class entering in the fall of 2010 will be

published by September 1, 2009.

Learning Associates in the Community:

Upcoming Events

In cooperation with Velocity Sports Performance of Parsippany, we will be

presenting a seminar aimed at high school student-athletes. With their help

in enriching our seminar, it will be entitled " 3,000 Colleges, One Athlete

at a Time " . Mark your calendar for Thursday, September 17, 2009, at 6:30 PM

now. Invitations will be sent.

Other fall seminars are being scheduled. If you know of a group that might

be interested, please feel free to contact us.

Recent Events

Holly has completed teaching the Supervised Practicum and Seminar in

Inclusive Early Childhood Education to graduate students at Montclair State

University. " This was an opportunity to share my knowledge and experience

with young teachers who are just starting out in the field, " she said.

Larry attended the Annual Conference of NJACAC on May 11th and 12th, 2009,

featuring two days of informative seminars and meetings.

Learning Associates provided the program for the monthly meeting of ASPEN

Northwest NJ at St. Clare's Hospital in Denville on May 27, 2009. We

presented our seminar entitled " 3,000 Colleges, One Student at a Time " .

There was a packed house in the Chapel at town Beard School for the

Jersey United Soccer Club seminar on April 20th. Thanks to Jersey United for

choosing us to present the program to their athletes.

The 3rd Annual Admissions Symposium sponsored by NJACAC was held at Madison

High School on April 16, 2009. Representatives of Colgate, Montclair,

Moravian, Mt. Holyoke, the SUNY colleges, Rider, and & Wales were

active participants.

Learning Associates attended a high school symposium with presentations by

admissions officers from Muhlenberg and son on March 31, 2009.

Learning Associates provided a keynote address on the personal essay in

college admissions at Temple Har Shalom, Warren, NJ, College Fair on March

22, 2009: " Get Personal, Shoot High, Get Noticed " .

Do not hesitate to ask about individualized educational services, including

secondary school placements and

college admissions needs.

We provide full-service guidance, coaching solutions and

consultative intervention for many educational difficulties.

We are scheduling College Essay coaching

during the late summer and fall.

Holly Blumenstyk Larry Blumenstyk

Email Holly Email Larry

973-540-0995 973-457-5467

town, NJ 07960

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