Year in Review: 2010
December 29, 2010
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In this podcast, Mike and Rhonda Rivera discuss the successes and challenges they faced at Top-Tier Tutoring over the past year. From wonderful success stories, getting known in the community, trademarking our logo and our new media involvement, the co-founders of Top-Tier Tutoring share their ups and downs with our listeners. Listen to the podcast to see how far the company has come in just two short years, and what 2011 has in store!
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.
December 27th
December 27, 2010
Top-Tier is closed today due to the Blizzard! Stay warm and safe everyone – we will reopen tomorrow!
Top-Tier’s Campus Visit to the University of Miami
December 10, 2010
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In this enhanced podcast, Rhonda Rivera, co-founder of Top-Tier Tutoring, offers an overview of the campus visit recently taken at the University of Miami, located in Coral Gables, Florida.
During the podcast, Rhonda discusses what we learned both during the student-led tour and in the information session led by an admissions officer. Some quick points:
- U of M is a medium-sized private school with approximately 10,000 undergraduate students and about 5,000 graduate students
- The president is Donna Shalalah, who served in the Clinton White House
- In 2009, the school received 25,800 applications for just 2,000 spots for the freshman class
- The average student to teacher ration is about 1:15
- U of M is in Division I sports
- The majority of students come from Florida, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, but all 50 states and 115 countries are represented in the student body
- Nearly all freshmen live on campus
Listen as Rhonda discusses what the University of Miami looks for in candidates, straight from the admissions officer’s mouth! She lets you know how important the SAT and ACT scores are, as well as whether college interviews are offered, how may recommendations are requested, how heavily activities are weighted, and if you should include an academic resume with your application. By viewing the photos and listening to the podcast, you will learn about the campus itself, majors/internships offered and the many diverse offerings, including the “Launch Pad,” which aids the student entrepreneur to start a business.
At Top-Tier, we have decided to offer enhanced podcasts of our campus visits to help you in your decision-making process. We are not funded by the college, nor is this podcast any sort of advertisement for it. We highly recommend that you make an appointment and visit the campus yourself, if at all possible, in order to formulate your own, first-hand impression.
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 – Ashley Bryan, Children’s Book Author and Illustrator
December 1, 2010
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Ashley Bryan, Children's Book Author and Illustrator
In this episode of “Ear on Careers,” we are extremely pleased to welcome Ashley Bryan, an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator. He is a “lion” of the New York Public Library, a multiple winner of the Coretta Scott King award and a recipient of the Laura Ingalls Wilder medal. Click here
Ashley is a child of the Great Depression who was born in Harlem to Antiguan immigrant parents and grew up in the Bronx. He attended The Cooper Union Art School until he was drafted into World War II. After the War, he completed his studies at The Cooper Union and went on to study philosophy at Columbia University. Named a Fulbright Scholar, and thanks to the GI Bill, he was able to study art in France and Germany. Ashley then taught at Queens College in New York and served as the Chair of the Art Department at Dartmouth College, until he retired as a professor emeritus of art and visual studies. Ashley’s intellect and talent allowed him to excel in a time when the color barrier was nearly insurmountable; as he discusses in the podcast, he “never stopped, even though he was colored.” A modern-day renaissance man, his “post-retirement” career as a children’s book author and illustrator, mainly of African-American stories, also encompasses windows made from sea glass, spoken-word poetry, painting and speaking at conferences, conventions and to children the world over.
Listen as Ashley describes a “typical day” for him, or rather his own philosophy of the way he lives: traveling to conferences all over the world, painting, working in his book projects and walking on the beach near his home looking for new ways to use what has been discarded. He shares the ways in which college opened up the world of possibilities of adventure and exploration, and allowed him to touch lives of those around the globe. In addition, Ashley offers tips for those listeners who want to become a children’s book author and illustrator. In his own distinctive voice, Ashley will lift your spirits and give you the gift of sharing in his passion of storytelling, as well as encourage you to follow your heart and love what you do.
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.
