Alumni & Case Studies
ISA Recent Alumni
Andy Barba ’21
Duquesne University
Broden Lien ’21
University of South Dakota
Trey Woodyard ’21
Valparaiso University
Josh Irwin ’21
Youngstown State University
Michael Lucarotti ’21
Youngstown State University
Mark Rachich ’21
York College
Matt Bengel ’21
Bloomsburg University
Keon Ambrose ’20
University of Alabama
Brad Colbert ’20
University of Louisville
Cole Earley ’20
Hunter College
Mike Bekelja ’20
Duquesne University
Jason Zielinski ’20
Washington College
Colby Dillenbeck ’20
Notre Dame College
Ben Kelly ’19
University of Rochester
Alex May ’19
Saint Francis College- Brooklyn
Ahad Anjum ’19
Macalester College
Koby Clancy ’19
Dakota College at Bottineau
Luca Robinson ’19
Grove City College
Brad Colbert
- High Academic Student
- Wanted to go to large research institute
- Be within a 6-hour radius of Cincinnati, OH
- Attend school in a major city > 250,000 population
- Study Business Administration
School Choice: University of Louisville
High Academic Student
ISA Attracted high academic schools for Brad
- Case Western Reserve University, Emory University, Babson College, John Carroll University, Capitol University, Ohio State University, University of Louisville, College of Wooster, Notre Dame College, University of Mount Union, Flagler University
Wanted to go to large research institute
- Case Western Reserve University, Ohio State University, University of Louisville, Emory University
Be within a 6-hour radius of Cincinnati, OH
- 8 out of 11 options within 6 hours
Attend school in a major city > 250,000 population
- 8 out of 11 options fit criteria (Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Boston, MA; Louisville, KY; Atlanta, GA)
Study Business Administration
- 5 out of 11 options in top 100 Business Programs nationally, highlighted by 4 top-35 programs
Keon Ambrose
- Wanted to go to school in the United States (From Canada)
- Find a school with the best Academic support network
- Warm weather climate
- Lowest out-of-pocket cost and best value
School Choice: University of Alabama
Academics
- ISA helped Keon raise his ACT score by 19%
Wanted to NCAA Division I school in United States (From Canada)
- Alabama plays in the SEC Conference of Division I
- International students from 79 different countries
Find school with best Academic support network
Capstone Center for Student Success on Alabama’s campus:
- Provides Academic goal setting
- Assists students to identify academic resources of University
- Initiates Tutoring
- Learn strategies for college success
- Work individually with students
Warm weather climate
- Humid subtropical climate, average high temperature > 70 degrees F
Lowest out-of-pocket cost and best value
- Awarded a full-scholarship for athletics
Ben Kelly
- Good Academic Student
- Wanted to play College Basketball but little to no College exposure at small public school district
School Choice: University of Rochester
Shined in the ISA training program and at tournaments
Used ISA coaching staff as reference with many colleges
Gain acceptance to University of Rochester
- U of R Basketball coaching staff recommended Ben to admissions based on ISA staff
ISA helped Ben gain acceptance to a top tier American research institution through basketball
Mike Bikelja
- Signed and Committed to a NCAA Division II college after graduating high school in 2019.
- Division II coach left and new coaching staff let all incoming players out of their scholarships
- Came to ISA for Post-grad and earned a Division I scholarship to a much higher level at Duquesne