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Tips 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
Read moreApplication Don’ts
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder November 1, an important college application deadline, is almost upon us and the stress in many homes with high school
Read moreShould you bother to fill out the FAFSA?
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder Fill out the FAFSA? In a word. Yes. Many middle-class families have convinced themselves that filling out the Free Application for Federal
Read moreTopics you should seriously consider avoiding in your essays…
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder Lots of high school seniors currently find themselves facing an empty computer screen wondering just how to write an application
Read moreIs it worth sweating over the college essay?
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder Just how important is the college essay anyway? According to recent surveys conducted by the National Association of College Admission
Read moreA Senior Fall To-Do List
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies, Founder The to-do list for high school seniors seems to be growing longer each day. When they’re not doing homework, participating in
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