Check out our College Pennant Wall!
November 24, 2010
Top-Tier's Class of 2014 (not pictured: The Cooper Union)
At Top-Tier Tutoring, we love to celebrate our clients’ successes. The Class of 2014 is now in college – our first graduating class! – and we are extremely proud of their achievements.
In order to recognize our students’ choices of colleges, we have obtained pennants from each of their post-high school selections. Feel free to stop by to see the “Wall of Pennants”!
As of right now, the schools represented are the following:
- Rutgers – Allison & Lauren
- Muhlenberg – Amanda
- Northeastern – Becca
- Villanova – Colin
- Montclair State – Erica
- Gettysburg – Katie
- University of Delaware – Kyle
- Essex County College – Lisa
- NYU – Matt
- The Cooper Union – Rob
We look forward to growing our “Wall of Pennants” throughout the years! Congratulations to all Top-Tier students with their college careers!!
We welcome your feedback and ideas. Please submit a comment below, send us an email or give us a call at 973-243-1212.
Tips for Campus Visits
November 17, 2010
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In this podcast, Mike Rivera, co-founder, college counselor and tutor with Top-Tier Tutoring, offers tips and advice for parents and students when going to visit college campuses.
During the podcast, Mike first recommends that you go on the internet and do some “virtual tours” of the colleges in which you are interested. While virtual tours cannot replace actually visiting the campus, they are a good place to start trying to narrow down your college list.
Listen as Mike gives advice about when to visit campuses (hint: during class sessions is the best time). After you have made up your itinerary, your next step should be contacting the college admissions offices and scheduling tours and your attendance at any information sessions offered. Mike explains that some colleges take note of who takes their tours, which may play a role in the admissions process. If available, during your campus visit is also a great time for your college interview, so be sure to ask about this opportunity when arranging your tour.
Mike provides excellent tips about what you should do while on campus, including eating in the cafeteria, as this food will be replacing your mom’s cooking for four years! Very importantly, take good notes and photos, as you will be referring back to these after all of your acceptances are in. Happy touring!
As always, we welcome your feedback and ideas. Please submit a comment below, send us an email or give us a call at 973-243-1212.
Ear on Careers – Sabine van der Meulen, Human Resources Director
November 10, 2010
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In this episode of “Ear on Careers,” we are pleased to welcome Sabine van der Meulen, the Human Resources Director for the Latin American region of a global medical device company.
Sabine van der Meulen, Human Resources Director
Sabine graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, with a dual major in International Studies and German. She intended to go into international business, but took her first job as a legal assistant where she became fascinated with the results an organization can have through its people. From there, she went to Columbia University and earned her Master’s Degree in Organizational Psychology. Currently, with fifteen years experience in the human resources field, Sabine has come full circle, as she now is working in a position that takes her across borders.
Listen as Sabine describes a “typical day” for her, which really is very difficult to pinpoint – from involvement in long-term strategic focus for the company, to working in the field or “firefighting” in the moment, her work day is never boring! She shares some “war stories,” including one involving a voicemail that never disconnected. Ouch! In addition, Sabine offers several tips for those listeners who want to follow in her footsteps, as well as what surprises her most about her profession. We hope this podcast gives you some insights into the very varied and indispensible human resources field!
Top-Tier Tutoring is very excited to bring you the web’s premiere “career day” podcast series – what we call “Ear on Careers.” This series of podcasts is designed to introduce our listeners to successful leaders in a variety of different fields, including business, industry, medicine, the arts, and so much more.
We welcome your feedback and ideas. Please submit a comment below, send us an email or give us a call at 973-243-1212.
