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Learning Associates has provided highly individualized educational services to the public since 1981. Larry Blumenstyk is the Director of the College Admissions Consulting Program at Learning Associates. A more detailed Bio is available on our website at: http://learningassociates.info/professionals/larry-blumenstyk-jd-cep. I was a first-generation college student. While at college, I waited on tables and started a painting & light contracting company. I have hiked hundreds of miles above 6,000 feet, completed three century rides, sailed from Maryland to Block Island, and traveled on four continents. I have run a garment factory, worked at a pharmaceutical consulting company, developed a 13-acre undeveloped site into 22 lots for residential housing, and more. Why do I tell you this? Because at Learning Associates, educational consulting is not just another classroom. It requires meeting students where we find them, relying upon a variety of life experiences to establish a common ground. Young people need not conform to our preconceptions, because the task is to help them present their best selves.