How IEA Helped Me Grow: A Reflection by Kaitlyn Chen

By Kaitlyn Chen, IEA Summer Programs Intern We asked IEA’s Summer Programs Intern Kaitlyn Chen to write a reflection on her journey with IEA. Check out her post below on […]
An Open Letter to My Students Past, Present and Future

by Mallory Aldrich, Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship Admissions Coordinator I have had the opportunity to work with gifted students for the past 11 years in a variety of roles from […]
Book Review: “College at 13: Young, Gifted and Purposeful”
by Kate Duey, College Counselor Razel Solow, Ph.D. and Celeste Rhodes, Ph.D. turn the chief criticism of early college entrance–that early entrance inhibits healthy social development–on its head in College […]
College Expectations and Aspirations: From the Mouths of Gifted Students
By Min-Ling Li Min-Ling is a Program Coordinator at IEA and works most closely with our high school Apprenticeship Program, through which she meets and interacts with many gifted high […]
“Parent Etiquette” During the High School and College Application Process

By Bonnie Raskin Bonnie is the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship Program Coordinator at IEA. She has extensive experience working with gifted students and supporting them through the high school and […]
A 16 Year Old’s Guide to Colleges
By Lisa Hartwig Lisa is the mother of 3 gifted children and lives outside of San Francisco. Be sure to check out the first part of Lisa’s college road trip […]
A 16 Year Old’s Guide to Colleges
By Lisa Hartwig Lisa is the mother of 3 gifted children and lives outside of San Francisco. Be sure to check out the first part of Lisa’s college road trip […]
The College Road Trip
By Lisa Hartwig Lisa is the mother of 3 gifted children and lives outside of San Francisco. It’s the only fun part of the college application process: the college trip. […]
Helpful or Over-Involved?
By Lisa Hartwig Lisa is the mother of 3 gifted children and lives outside of San Francisco. My middle son is a junior in high school. It’s time for him […]
Liberal Arts vs. Research Universities for Science Students
By Kate Duey Kate Duey is a private college counselor serving gifted students. She has worked with students on traditional schooling paths, home schooled students, community college students, and students […]