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What are colleges looking for in your essays?
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder It is no longer uncommon for colleges to receive 30-50,000 applicants for the freshman class. In fact, last year UCLA received
Read moreSnowplow parents getting in the way
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies, Founder Drop off stories have changed. Used to be parents would drive their children to college, unload the car(s), make the
Read moreEarly Applications
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder Ready or not, the college application season has begun. Early or not is the question. I know I’m not the
Read moreCollege Admissions During Covid
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder This is one column I really didn’t want to write. I had hoped, like the rest of the
Read morePlan now, feel better later
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder You can still qualify for the honor of being called an “early-bird” as long as you complete at least one
Read moreLast minute to do’s for soon-to-be college freshmen
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder T-minus one month and counting. The countdown to your first day as a college freshman has officially begun. There are
Read moreBreaking up is hard to do
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies, Founder For young couples in high school heading off to college, it must seem like the world doesn’t believe in love. Everyone,
Read moreCommon Application Essay: How to Answer Prompt #1
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder There are seven essay choices on the Common Application. Students only need to write one essay that is between 250-650
Read moreTime for seniors to think about their college essays
By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder Summer is a great time to ponder deep thoughts and right about now rising seniors should be pondering their college
Read moreSummer campus visits
College campuses are opening up. For the first time, in a long time, families are actually planning real face-to-face campus visits. People always seem to apologize when they’re making plans
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