Bass Educational Services 2025

Bass Educational Services, LLC is the only full-service consulting group in the DC area specializing in students with learning differences that serves students K-12 in school placement, college and post-secondary planning, educational advising, one-on-one standardized test preparation, tutoring, executive function coaching and advocacy.

Our comprehensive college planning services begin as early as freshman year. Families are guided throughout the college selection and admissions process. Services include preparation of a detailed and personalized college list; assistance with college visits, interviews, applications, and essays; review of psychoeducational testing and recommendations for college level accommodations; suggestions regarding high school course selection, extracurricular and community service activities, and standardized testing (SAT/ACT); assistance in fostering independence and developing self-advocacy skills.

Our K-12 school placement services provide families with an overview of the local schools for students with learning differences and a specific list of those schools that would be appropriate for their child. We will help you navigate the often overwhelming world of private school admissions and facilitate communication between you and the school staff.

Our standardized test preparation services include in-home one-on-one tutoring with flexible scheduling, including weekends. We identify your child’s strengths so that the focus is on teaching exactly what your child needs to learn and we pair a tutor’s teaching style and personality with your child’s learning style. We guarantee the best in personalized teaching.

Made for students who learn differently:

Judy Bass provides comprehensive college and postsecondary planning services for students with learning differences, ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder. Guidance in fostering independence and self-advocacy; assistance in obtaining college accommodations.

Our Approach:

At Bass Educational Services, we believe that finding a college that is the right fit should be a student-driven process. We encourage our students to become invested in their future and empower them to take control of the college planning process. We approach the college search and application processes as opportunities for growth, exploration, and yes, even excitement! Over the course of twelve sessions, we see our students develop stronger self-awareness and self-confidence and begin to take responsibility for this important next step in their lives.

We begin working with students as early as freshman year in order to ensure that they are on the best path toward success in high school, and we accept new students through senior year.

Cornerstones to Our Approach:

Understanding the unique issues facing a student with learning differences
Facilitating a student-driven approach to the college selection process
Reviewing the student’s IEP or 504 Plan, pyschoeducational testing report, and high school transcript
Developing a personalized list of colleges and/or post-secondary programs
Examining whether a gap year, post-secondary placement, two-year school, or four-year school is appropriate
Providing referrals to experts in testing, tutoring, and financial aid
Improving student self-knowledge and self-advocacy skills
Recommending high school courses and activities and test preparation strategies
Assisting with essay writing, applications, and interviewing skills

Our Students:

There are over 3,000 colleges in the U.S. alone, and many offer strong learning support services. Our consultants visit colleges and universities on a continual basis, meeting with learning specialists, assessing each learning center, and speaking with admissions counselors. We understand what schools offer and the students they serve best. We are the experts in finding the right fit for our students.

We have also found that some students are not ready for the college experience. We have the knowledge and expertise to recommend other options, such as independent living skills programs, emotional growth programs, and gap-year programs.

We work with students at all levels of academic ability, from those in special education classes to those who have taken honors and AP classes or are enrolled in an IB program.

What our students have in common is a strong desire to further their education, whether that means a four-year, academically challenging college, a two-year college, an independent living skills program, a gap year, or any number of other options available to high school graduates.

We have worked with students with many different learning issues, including, but not limited to: Language Based Learning Disability, AD/HD Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Dyslexia, Reading Disorders, Asperger’s Syndrome, Tourette Syndrome, Non-Verbal Learning Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder