Education
What makes Drew special? According to Christopher Teare, the Senior Associate Director of Admissions at Drew University, it's location and academics bring together the best of both worlds. Just a 45 minute train ride from New York City and all of its internship and professional opportunities, this small liberal arts school in Madison, New Jersey, offers the tight-knit community that students need to excel academically. In addition, Drew is a liberal arts school with strong programs in the sciences and performing arts. Christopher also offers insight into what he calls the "coherence and congruence" of a college application. Finally, his advice to parents to work with the college counselor is not only informed by decades of experience as a college counselor at independent schools but from his perspective as a parent of a graduate, current college student, and eleventh grader.