As you begin your college education, you need real information from folks that have been where you are going, not that goofy talk you get at freshman orientation.  College is an exciting and challenging time.  We teach freshman and college students survival skills to be successful in college and later on in their careers, by giving them real helpful tips to survive classes and do well, while maintaining a sense of balance.  We have helped hundreds of students in furthering their education and in providing continuing education, giving them practical advice and discipline in overcoming the challenges of college life and entering their careers.  Our College and Life Skills Bootcamp can help you to shorten your own learning curve, teaching undergraduate students survival and success skills, and provides them with the mentoring to make this whole process of going from school or college to work more enjoyable.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Thank you for visiting our newly improved virtual site. We want to give you the opportunity to stay in touch with our company and our offers. A new content management system will enable us to always keep you up to date.

We are offering all new students who register before Labor Day a 10-15% discount on products and services.  You can register for upcoming teleclasses and on-site mentoring for 18-34 year olds and college students. The emphasis of our site is on helping young adults make the difficult decisions that will impact the course their lives,  planning and getting through college successfully and things to do before and during college to make graduation a smoother transition to a more productive and exciting life. If you, or anyone you know need help making the transition from high school to college and beyond, please contact us right away and register for our college survival skills classes and mentoring.  If your ultimate goal is to be your own boss, we can help you get started right now, by avoiding many of the pitfalls that young business start-ups make.  Don't delay success, contact us today.

You can always reach us at (202) 882-3360. We look forward to hearing from you. You can also contact us at our e-mail address: fivehouserocks@yahoo.com.

Please let us know what your needs and questions are, we will be more than happy to help.  We especially love to help students and families with how to prepare and get through courses with minimal stress and maximum efficiency.

In brief, you should know the following about us: our company was established in 1991 and had been responsible for providing outstanding educational services, formerly as Get-A-Grip Tutoring ever since. Our specialty is in the area life skills development and continuing education. Our regular customers particularly value our nurturing and reality-based teaching style and helpful life skills advice. Primarily our business is based in Washington, DC, we have satelittle locations in Los Angeles, Delaware, and New York City.  In 2010, we began taking our seminars across the country working with college students on navigating the college years.