Real World Academy

Design Your Future

Who We Are

Real World Academy is a social enterprise and nonprofit educational consulting organization headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. We are the only organization to provide college counseling and career readiness training for students from their freshman year of high school through their senior year of college. We provide virtual 1 on 1 mentorship, access to internships, and exclusive resources to help our students realize their full potential in the real world.

What We Do

Through our high school institutes, we assist high school junior and senior students in navigating the college application process, by providing in-person and /or online consulting to help them stay organized and meet all their deadlines.

In addition, we also provide career guidance and counseling. Our college institutes (most notably our Newark College Institute) offer comprehensive, integrated, and personalized web-based college admissions and career planning tools, along with access to a vast network of internship opportunities, all to help students and young adults thrive in the real world.

Our Philosophy

Real World Academy was founded with the belief that every student deserves the opportunity to realize their full potential.

By delivering affordable college and career services along with ongoing support, we ensure each student will achieve a successful transition into the real world.

Our Approach

We focus equal attention on monitoring students’ performance in school, and personal growth outside of the classroom. This all-encompassing relationship allows RWA to mold students into motivated and fulfilled young professionals over time. RWA is responsible for guiding students as they design their future. This includes discovering and fostering students’ passions, promoting high academic achievement, and creating a plan for maintaining post-secondary success.

Our approach to counseling is both holistic and academically driven. For this reason, we specialize in the following areas.

Help Us Change Lives

Together we can make a difference. Real World Academy is proud to donate a portion of all service fees to sponsor individuals who are unable to pay for our services. To learn more about our charitable organization, read how we are changing lives.

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What students say about RWA

Being part of the Real World Academy taught me many things. It taught me how to be proactive in school by being involved in multiple extracurricular activities. It also taught me to push myself with work. This year I decided to push myself and take 3 AP courses. I think younger high school students should join RWA because it teaches you how to be a successful person.

Koki TakahashiGraduating Senior, Rutgers University 2023

My experience being in Real World Academy was tremendous because it helped me stay determined, focused, and helped me get out of my comfort zone by taking honors history and AP classes.

Edgar PortilloGraduating Senior, County College of Morris 2021

Joining RWA helped me to look into taking more advanced classes and make the decision to take 3 Honors classes and 1 AP. And this helped me to challenge myself and has helped prepare me for college. I would recommend RWA to other students because it taught me different things about the college process and to push myself harder in school.

Cindy Aguilar Graduating Senior, County College of Morris 2021

Being a member of RWA has been extremely beneficial to me in the long run sophomore and junior year because it encouraged me to take difficult classes that I didn’t think I could take yet I excelled in them. With the mentorship and leadership of the mentors at RWA, I was able to become more than what I already was and I am forever grateful for their commitment to help their students get ahead in life.

Cristhian BuesoMorristown High School Junior

My experience with Real World Academy has been phenomenal. The program helped me develop crucial skills necessary to succeed in high school, college, and the real world. RWA taught me crucial life skills such as professional email writing and daily homework scheduling. Additionally, I was able to design a professional résumé with the help of peer mentors which undoubtedly helped me get into selective college summer programs. It is also nice to learn about the college application process from students who personally went through it and survived. RWA realizes that high school students learn the most about these matters from current college students and the program provides an opportunity for students to ask questions in a relaxed environment. Between talking about financial aid and networking, we were able to joke around and truly connect as a group. For the last two years, my participation in RWA has significantly improved my understanding of the college admissions process and university life by allowing me to interact with current college students. RWA inspired me to follow my educational passions and provided me with the skills to make my passions a reality.

Luna AguilarMorristown High School Junior

Being part of the Real World Academy taught me many things. It taught me how to be proactive in school by being involved in multiple extracurricular activities. It also taught me to push myself with work. This year I decided to push myself and take 3 AP courses. I think younger high school students should join RWA because it teaches you how to be a successful person.

Koki TakahashiGraduating Senior, Rutgers University 2023

My experience being in Real World Academy was tremendous because it helped me stay determined, focused, and helped me get out of my comfort zone by taking honors history and AP classes.

Edgar PortilloGraduating Senior, County College of Morris 2021

Joining RWA helped me to look into taking more advanced classes and make the decision to take 3 Honors classes and 1 AP. And this helped me to challenge myself and has helped prepare me for college. I would recommend RWA to other students because it taught me different things about the college process and to push myself harder in school.

Cindy Aguilar Graduating Senior, County College of Morris 2021

Being a member of RWA has been extremely beneficial to me in the long run sophomore and junior year because it encouraged me to take difficult classes that I didn’t think I could take yet I excelled in them. With the mentorship and leadership of the mentors at RWA, I was able to become more than what I already was and I am forever grateful for their commitment to help their students get ahead in life.

Cristhian BuesoMorristown High School Junior

My experience with Real World Academy has been phenomenal. The program helped me develop crucial skills necessary to succeed in high school, college, and the real world. RWA taught me crucial life skills such as professional email writing and daily homework scheduling. Additionally, I was able to design a professional résumé with the help of peer mentors which undoubtedly helped me get into selective college summer programs. It is also nice to learn about the college application process from students who personally went through it and survived. RWA realizes that high school students learn the most about these matters from current college students and the program provides an opportunity for students to ask questions in a relaxed environment. Between talking about financial aid and networking, we were able to joke around and truly connect as a group. For the last two years, my participation in RWA has significantly improved my understanding of the college admissions process and university life by allowing me to interact with current college students. RWA inspired me to follow my educational passions and provided me with the skills to make my passions a reality.

Luna AguilarMorristown High School Junior