Your Roadmap
to College Admissions Success
704.907.5685
Click here to email Lee

This week’s column:

20 Feb

Posted at 16:36h in Issues for Seniors

By Lee Shulman Bierer Tis the season, no, not Christmas, but it’s senior slump time. Like seasonal allergies, “senioritis” goes into attack mode around this time each year. Merriam-Webster http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senioritis defines senioritis as, “an ebbing of motivation and effort by high school seniors as evidenced by tardiness,...

29 Jan

Posted at 11:45h in Application Strategy

By Lee Shulman Bierer When students apply to college via Early Decision- ED (binding) or Early Action-EA (non-binding) programs there are earlier deadlines and earlier notification. Most students expect one of two outcomes: acceptance or rejection. So, some students are surprised and confused when they receive...

21 Jan

Posted at 17:26h in Interviewing

By Lee Shulman Bierer The college interview. It was once an important staple of the college admissions process. Young men dressed up in jackets and ties, young women wore short heels and pearls and they sat down for a formal interview inside the college admissions office. Not...

15 Jan

Posted at 13:14h in Miscellaneous

By Lee Bierer You’ve probably seen the headlines where 8th graders who can’t drive yet and haven’t taken Algebra are being recruited to play athletics in college. Both sides of this equation sound a little crazy to me. The idea of a college or university betting...

31 Dec

Posted at 14:22h in Beginning the Process

By Lee Shulman Bierer New Year’s is a time for resolutions and reorganization. If you’re the parent of a high school freshman or sophomore, but particularly if you’re the parent of a junior; now is the time to understand and start implementing the college timeline. There is...

18 Dec

Posted at 16:12h in Testing

By Lee Shulman Bierer PSAT and National Merit All high school juniors who took the PSAT in October, 2018, should have received an email with their scores. If you haven’t received any notification from College Board, contact your high school guidance office. The October PSAT also serves as...

18 Dec

Posted at 16:09h in Testing

  By Lee Shulman Bierer PSAT and National Merit All high school juniors who took the PSAT in October, 2018, should have received an email with their scores. If you haven’t received any notification from College Board, contact your high school guidance office. The October PSAT also serves as...

Share