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By Kelly Barnhardt, College Admissions Strategies, Owner Long-established patterns of college admissions have been disrupted in the last two years. Many consider the changes to be a result of the

By Kelly Barnhardt, College Admissions Strategies, Owner “Follow your passion!” is the conventional wisdom for students choosing a major and a career. However, as a high school student, it’s unlikely that

By Kelly Barnhardt, College Admissions Strategies, Owner   A funny thing starts to happen this time of year for both high school seniors and their parents. It’s a bit of

By Kelly Barnhardt, College Admissions Strategies – Owner We said last year for our class of 2021 students that it was the “year of the waitlist”, but it looks like

By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder   Summer is the best opportunity for a student to set themselves apart from their peers.   CREATE A CLUB/OR FIND

By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder   Last week I talked about planning campus visits over spring break and the importance of selecting the courses with an

By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies, Founder   When you’re looking at the college admissions timeline, February is all about planning. There are four key items that need to

By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies, Founder Hey Hollywood, how about a new television show called “So You Think You Can Be A Professional Athlete?”  Unfortunately, the stats aren’t

By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies, Founder Most high school juniors across the country took the PSAT back in October of 2021. Guidance counselors at schools received the scores

By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder Now is the right time for high school juniors and their parents to be thinking about colleges and the admissions process.