EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING

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1 EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING PLANNING & PLACEMENT for: College Local & Boarding Schools Graduate, Law, Med & Business School Therapeutic Schools & Programs

2 JRA Educational Consulting helps students set their academic goals and position themselves for success as they plan the next steps in their education. Targeting each student s unique needs, we provide the expertise that opens appropriate educational opportunities. Our mission is to promote educational excellence to help students score at the top of their potential. With our guidance, students make informed decisions about how to achieve their goals. We advocate exclusively for the student rather than for any particular school or program. Educational Guidance Planning & Placement Services for: College Graduate school Law, business & medical schools Boarding & day schools Therapeutic boarding schools & wilderness programs Summer programs Gap-year programs Schools for students with learning differences or attention challenges Curriculum planning & support for homeschooling families Career guidance & resumés Educational Support Score At The Top Learning Centers & Schools: Motivational tutoring in all subjects Test prep: SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE, FCAT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT, TOEFL, GED & more Study & organization skills Enrichment & acceleration Courses for academic credit Accredited 1-on-1 private school (full- or part-time) Summer school Support services for students with learning differences or attention challenges Orton-Gillingham, Lindamood-Bell, Wilson Reading & more

3 About Judi Robinovitz... Judi Robinovitz is a Certified Educational Planner with more than 30 years of experience in education. Specializing in educational counseling, she is the author of numerous books, articles, and software on test preparation and college planning. Judi is frequently a featured speaker at educational conferences, schools, synagogues, and churches. She created the college guidance programs at two private schools in Boca Raton. To keep pace with current educational trends, Judi continually travels across America to assess colleges, boarding schools, and therapeutic schools and programs. During her tenure at Educational Testing Service, Judi served as a liaison to the College Board, the Law School Admission Council, and the Graduate Record Examination Board. She wrote the College Board s SAT-prep software and strategy chapters of their test-prep books. Judi scored a perfect 800 on all three sections of the SAT. She is also the creator of the Law School Credential Assembly Service through which all applicants apply to law school. Judi created Score At The Top Learning Centers & Schools to complement her educational consulting services. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, her centers are recognized as providing the highest quality of educational support. Judi s professional affiliations include: Independent Educational Consultants Association Higher Education Consultants Association National Association for College Admission Counseling National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (associate member) Secondary School Admission Test Board Learning Disabilities Association Orton Dyslexia Society Education Industry Association Florida High School for Accelerated Learning (founding board member) Judi studied at the University of Connecticut, Rutgers, and Harvard. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in math and computer science, all with highest honors. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

4 College Admission Sending children to college is one of the largest investments most families will ever make, second only to buying a home. However, selecting the right college can also be a daunting decision. College stimulates great personal growth if students can choose a college that meets their distinct needs. Few parents or school counselors have the resources needed to guide a student toward the best choice. That s where the specialty services of JRA Educational Consulting play a pivotal role. Offering personalized counseling that students might not get in school, we help each student research and apply to a range of colleges. In a nutshell, we teach our students how to truly distinguish themselves from other qualified applicants, thus increasing their potential for acceptance to their top-choice colleges. Our Success Stories Could be Yours! In recent years, more than 95% of our students were accepted to their top-choice colleges, including: American Amherst Arizona State Auburn Babson Bates BC Bowdoin Brandeis Brown* BU* Bucknell Carnegie Mellon Case Western Catholic Charleston Chicago Claremont McKenna Clark Clemson Columbia Conn College Cornell Curry Dartmouth Davidson Depaul Drexel* Duke Elon Embry Riddle Emmanuel Emerson Emory Fairfield FAU FGCU Flagler Fordham FSU Furman Georgetown GW* Hamilton Harvard High Point Indiana U Ithaca James Madison Johns Hopkins Lafayette Lake Forest Lasell Lehigh Lesley Loyola Lynn Manhattanville Marymount Manhattan Menlo Michigan State Middlebury MIT Muhlenberg New College Northeastern Northwestern* Northwood Notre Dame NYU NYU Poly Occidental Ohio State Ole Miss Otterbein Parsons Point Park Pomona Pratt Princeton PC Quinnipiac Reed Rensselaer* Rice* RISD Rollins Sacred Heart Salve Regina SCAD SMU Spring Hill St Joseph s St Leo s Stetson Stanford Suffolk Susquehanna Swarthmore Syracuse Trinity College Tufts Tulane U Alabama U Arizona U Chicago U Cincinnati U Colorado U Conn U Denver U Hartford U Mass U Miami* U Michigan U NC U Penn U Tampa U Vermont U Virginia UC Berkeley UCF UCLA UF UNF USC USF Union* Vanderbilt Vassar Villanova* Wake Forest WashU* Wellesley Wesleyan Yale Yeshiva * Includes double-degree undergraduate-med school programs Each year, our students were offered $3+ million in 4-year merit, research, talent & leadership scholarships.

5 Complete student evaluation (academics, test scores, activities, goals, strengths, weaknesses) Identifying colleges where the student will be most successful in terms of: Academics Location Religion Career goal Setting Activities Social life Size Special needs Specialized research for unusual majors or programs Consulting with a student and family throughout the college planning process: 3 Curricular & extracurricular guidance 3 Summer programs 3 SAT/ACT testing schedule 3 Admissions savvy 3 Learning disabilities & special needs 3 Financial aid & scholarships Creating an activity resumé to showcase leadership, initiative, & impact Brainstorming application essay ideas & helping to refine the essays through an iterative editing process Reviewing each application prior to submission Preparing a student & family to make the most of college visits & interviews Debriefing after college visits to further refine the college list Communicating with college admissions counselors, as required Monitoring a student s application & testing calendar to help keep a student on schedule Follow-up through freshman year of college Comprehensive College Counseling Hourly & à la carte services also available

6 Boarding & Local School Selection Counseling families about boarding and local school options encompasses the same range of services as college planning plus: Facilitating admission by presenting a student s profile to admission directors for pre-screening In-house SSAT testing Continued contact with the student, family, and school until graduation Therapeutic Schools & Programs Students and young adults who are making inappropriate life choices may be candidates for emotional growth boarding schools, residential treatment centers, or therapeutic wilderness programs. Working closely with families in crisis, Judi gathers information from therapists, psychiatrists, and teachers to effect appropriate therapeutic placements. Such schools and programs empower students to make healthy decisions and deal effectively with issues of depression, self-esteem, oppositional behavior, anxiety, peer & family relations, chemical dependency, ADHD, school failure, and more. Judi remains in the loop with the family and school throughout the term of placement, ensuring that all needs are being met.

7 Graduate School Admission Our graduate school planning program is essential for students who want expert assistance with the admissions process for graduate programs such as these... Business Dental Law Medical Veterinary And more! After a discussion with a student about career goals, we evaluate selected schools to formulate an effective application strategy to help each student stand out. We coach students to develop a personal statement and supplemental essays that shine and a professional resume that showcases accomplishments and impact. Well prepared for the challenge of graduateschool interviews, our students always leave a lasting impression.

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