Aptitude designs curricula with advisors with relevant degrees from these institutions: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, Middlebury College - The Bread Loaf School of English, MIT, Stanford, Westminster, West Point, and Yale.

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We are dedicated to individualized, relevant instruction in a safe learning environment. Our team establishes effective learning relationships with students and meaningful communication with students, parents, teachers, and counselors.

Julie Glusker, M.A. – Owner/Educator

Julie is a lifelong advocate of education; her 20 years of experience extend beyond the classroom and include academic counseling, college guidance, curriculum design, team building, organizational consulting, strategic planning, project management, board development and leadership, editing, and coaching. She earned a B.A. in English Literature from Dartmouth College and completed her teacher training with Patrick Bassett (NAIS President) before teaching English and writing at Hackley School (NY) and The Masters School (NY). She received her M.A. from Middlebury College (Bread Loaf School of English). Julie also worked as an organizational consultant for Campus Pipeline, SCT, and TrueNorthLogic. She has served the community as a Park City Educational Foundation board member and as a lacrosse coach with Utah Mamaci. 

Julie specializes in English, writing, language arts, test preparation, and college applications and essays.


DJ Glusker, M.B.A. – Owner/Educator

While teaching physical and life sciences in private and public high schools - New Hampton School (NH), Medomak Valley High School (ME), and Oakley School (UT) - DJ designed science curricula, led academic advisories and community service programs, and coached varsity soccer, wrestling and golf. He also directed PLUS Sports Camp, a Harvard’s School of Education program designed to enhance cognitive, strategic, athletic and academic skills and responsibility. Additionally, DJ worked directly with education leaders Dr. Thomas Lickona and Dr. Robert Coles in their Applied Programs, Paradigms, and Learning Experiences programs addressing moral and character development in education.

DJ was an Alpha Lambda Delta pre-med student at West Virginia-Wesleyan, where he was also a member of the men’s varsity squad. After transferring to the University of Southern Maine, he graduated with a B.S. in Biology. DJ also earned a M.B.A. from Westminster College’s Gore School of Business.

DJ specializes in math, biology, chemistry, physics, and test preparation.