Joseph J. O’Brien, Jr. — Joe specializes in college admission counseling. As he counsels students, Joe draws on his experience as a teacher and his analytical skills as a lawyer and arbitrator to help students know themselves better so that they can choose the colleges that are best for them and craft effective applications to those colleges. Put another way, Joe believes it is not the college that should choose the student but the student who should choose the college. Joe taught high school English for 19 years including junior year Honors English where he advised many of his students in selective college admissions. He is the father of two children and successfully saw them through the selective college admissions process. Joe draws on long experience with high school students and his professional training and continuing college visits to advise students on how to identify the colleges that meet their needs and how to successfully construct their applications to these colleges. Using his experience both as a writer and as a writing teacher, Joe tutors students in preparing effective college essays. Joe received a B.A. degree in English from Montclair State University, an M.A. degree in English from Seton Hall University and a J.D. degree from Pace University School of Law where he was an Articles Editor on the International Law Journal. He is a member of the Bar in New York and Connecticut. Joe is licensed to supervise teachers in grades 7-12, earned the UCLA Certificate in College Admissions Counseling with Distinction and has completed the IECA Summer Training Institute.