Karl Schellscheidt
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Karl Schellscheidt is an American soccer player, educator and entrepreneur. He was born on April 28, 1968 and was raised in Union, New Jersey
. He is the son of soccer coach and player Manfred "Manny" Schellschedit
. Karl attended Roselle Catholic High School
and graduated in 1986.
and while there he played soccer for the Princeton Tigers
. Karl was a letter winner from the 1986 through the 1989 seasons. In 1986 Karl received honorable mention from the All-Ivy League, in 1988 he made the All-Ivy League Second Team and in 1989 he made the All-Ivy League First Team. In 1989 Karl was awarded The David S. Hackett Memorial
Soccer Cup (MVP) which is awarded annually to the member of the Princeton soccer team whose enthusiasm, discipline and leadership
contributed most to the team and the sport of soccer at Princeton. He was also the co-captain of the men's soccer team in 1988 and 1989. After graduating Princeton University with a BSE in Civil Engineering, Karl decided that he did not want to be an engineer. Instead he went to Germany where he played semi-professional soccer. A serious injury to his left heel forced Schellscheidt to quit playing soccer in Germany. During the summer of 1994 when the United States hosted the World Cup of soccer, Karl enjoyed a brief stint as a liaison for the German team, as Karl speaks German. Of his experience as a team liaison he stated "That was a great month of my life." In 1994 when Schellscheidt went to teach math at the Hun School in Princeton, he also was also the assistant soccer coach.
Karl played the part of a soccer referee in the 2007 Davis Guggenheim
film Gracie
. The film is about a teenage girl in the late 1970s who tries out and plays for the varsity all-boy soccer team at her local high school. The film takes place in Karl's home state of New Jersey
, and is loosely based on the childhood experiences of actress Elisabeth Shue
.
with a Master's Degree in Secondary Education. After graduating graduate school Karl served as an Environmental Science Instructor for the Office of Continuing Education at Rutgers University
. During his time there, Schellscheidt had the opportunity to work with troubled youth who had already run afoul of the law and had been turned off by public schools. In 1994 Schellscheidt began teaching math at the Hun School of Princeton
, which he did for the next three years. Looking for more of an intellectual challenge, Karl enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania Law School
and graduated in 2000. Until 2002 Karl worked as a lawyer for the prestigious law firm Dechert LLP, but he found the demands of corporate law to be incompatible with spending time with his family and tutoring so he decided to return to educating and tutoring while also doing some legal work. The flexibility worked well with his family life. In 2005 Karl founded ePrep along with fellow Princeton University graduate Eric Barnes. While surveying the current landscape for test prep services, Karl focused in on a critical discovery - that the traditional test prep market had become stagnant, complacent and mechanical in its approach to teaching over the past twenty years. Aside from being the co-founder of ePrep, Karl is also the President and CEO.
Union Township, Union County, New Jersey
Union is a Township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. In the 18th century, the area that is now Union was then called Connecticut Farms...
. He is the son of soccer coach and player Manfred "Manny" Schellschedit
Manfred Schellscheidt
Manfred "Manny" Schellscheidt is a German-American soccer coach and former player. Born in Solingen in the Prussian Rhine Province, he emigrated to the United States in the 1970s. He spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League and one in the American Soccer League. He won two U.S...
. Karl attended Roselle Catholic High School
Roselle Catholic High School
Roselle Catholic High School is a coeducational, Roman Catholic high school, located in Roselle, in Union County, New Jersey. The school was established in 1959 and operates as part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark....
and graduated in 1986.
Soccer
In the fall of 1986 Karl began attending Princeton UniversityPrinceton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
and while there he played soccer for the Princeton Tigers
Princeton Tigers
The Princeton Tigers are the athletic teams of Princeton University. The school sponsors 31 varsity sports. The school has won several NCAA national championships, including one in men's fencing, six in men's lacrosse, three in women's lacrosse, and eight in men's golf...
. Karl was a letter winner from the 1986 through the 1989 seasons. In 1986 Karl received honorable mention from the All-Ivy League, in 1988 he made the All-Ivy League Second Team and in 1989 he made the All-Ivy League First Team. In 1989 Karl was awarded The David S. Hackett Memorial
Soccer Cup (MVP) which is awarded annually to the member of the Princeton soccer team whose enthusiasm, discipline and leadership
contributed most to the team and the sport of soccer at Princeton. He was also the co-captain of the men's soccer team in 1988 and 1989. After graduating Princeton University with a BSE in Civil Engineering, Karl decided that he did not want to be an engineer. Instead he went to Germany where he played semi-professional soccer. A serious injury to his left heel forced Schellscheidt to quit playing soccer in Germany. During the summer of 1994 when the United States hosted the World Cup of soccer, Karl enjoyed a brief stint as a liaison for the German team, as Karl speaks German. Of his experience as a team liaison he stated "That was a great month of my life." In 1994 when Schellscheidt went to teach math at the Hun School in Princeton, he also was also the assistant soccer coach.
Karl played the part of a soccer referee in the 2007 Davis Guggenheim
Davis Guggenheim
Philip Davis Guggenheim is an Academy Award-winning American film director and producer. His credits as a producer and director include Training Day, The Shield, Alias, 24, NYPD Blue, ER, Deadwood, and Party of Five and the documentaries An Inconvenient Truth and Waiting for 'Superman...
film Gracie
Gracie (film)
Gracie is a 2007 American historical sports drama film directed by Davis Guggenheim. It stars Carly Schroeder as Gracie Bowen, Dermot Mulroney as Bryan Bowen, Elisabeth Shue as Lindsay Bowen, Jesse Lee Soffer as Johnny Bowen, and Andrew Shue as Coach Owen Clark.Gracie takes place in New Jersey,...
. The film is about a teenage girl in the late 1970s who tries out and plays for the varsity all-boy soccer team at her local high school. The film takes place in Karl's home state of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, and is loosely based on the childhood experiences of actress Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Judson Shue is an American actress and producer, most famous for her roles in the films The Karate Kid, Adventures in Babysitting, Cocktail, Back to the Future Parts II and III and Leaving Las Vegas, for which she won five acting awards and was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden...
.
Educator & Entrepreneur
In 1993 Karl graduated from Seton Hall UniversitySeton Hall University
Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...
with a Master's Degree in Secondary Education. After graduating graduate school Karl served as an Environmental Science Instructor for the Office of Continuing Education at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
. During his time there, Schellscheidt had the opportunity to work with troubled youth who had already run afoul of the law and had been turned off by public schools. In 1994 Schellscheidt began teaching math at the Hun School of Princeton
Hun School of Princeton
The Hun School of Princeton is a private, coeducational, secondary boarding school located in Princeton Township, New Jersey, United States. The school has a Princeton, New Jersey mailing address. The school serves students from grades 6 through high school. Currently, the headmaster is Jonathan...
, which he did for the next three years. Looking for more of an intellectual challenge, Karl enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania Law School
University of Pennsylvania Law School
The University of Pennsylvania Law School, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania. A member of the Ivy League, it is among the oldest and most selective law schools in the nation. It is currently ranked 7th overall by U.S. News & World Report,...
and graduated in 2000. Until 2002 Karl worked as a lawyer for the prestigious law firm Dechert LLP, but he found the demands of corporate law to be incompatible with spending time with his family and tutoring so he decided to return to educating and tutoring while also doing some legal work. The flexibility worked well with his family life. In 2005 Karl founded ePrep along with fellow Princeton University graduate Eric Barnes. While surveying the current landscape for test prep services, Karl focused in on a critical discovery - that the traditional test prep market had become stagnant, complacent and mechanical in its approach to teaching over the past twenty years. Aside from being the co-founder of ePrep, Karl is also the President and CEO.