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Revoking Admission
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder Students who applied with a binding Early Decision admissions program will be notified between now and the end of
Read moreApplication Follow-up Activities and Notification Dates
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder Of course, there are still a bunch of December stragglers. However, most students have written all the college application essays
Read moreShowing the Colleges Your Love
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder Do colleges and universities care how much you want to attend their school? Yes No Sometimes All of the Above
Read moreMaking this a peaceful Thanksgiving for all
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder The kids are coming, the kids are coming…. HOME! The annual college-to-home migration has already begun, but parents often find themselves
Read moreDon’t assume you can’t afford college
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder Don’t assume the answer is no…you might be pleasantly surprised by a financial aid package. One of the biggest mistakes
Read moreTips for the College Interview – Interview Don’ts
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies, Founder Students being interviewed either by alumni representatives, scholarship committees or an admissions office need to walk a very fine line between
Read moreCollege interview primer
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder Applications are submitted and for some, it’s now time for interviews. The first thing we need to do is to
Read moreFind colleges that want you more than you want them
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder Don’t feed the frenzied fever of the college admissions process. Families often get caught up in the high stakes of
Read morePlease don’t write like this…
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder As I read student essay after student essay this fall, I find that I’m often asking myself, in not such
Read moreFinding the Money
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder While I typically focus on the ins and outs related to college admissions, there is always the underlying question of
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