LEE SHULMAN BIERER Just ask any family that is struggling with making their final college choice how envious they are of the families where it was a slam-dunk easy decision. It’s that time. A final college decision needs to be made, and a deposit check needs to...
LEE SHULMAN BIERER Photo by UNC Asheville If you determine that the wait might be worthwhile and you want to stay on a school’s wait-list, here’s what you should do and what you should avoid doing. Do’s Follow instructions carefully and quickly. One way to show them you...
By: LEE SHULMAN BIERER Photo by Mark Olencki/Wofford College The dreaded wait-list. You weren’t rejected, but you weren’t accepted either. The wait-list means the colleges like you well-enough – they just don’t love you enough to accept you. They want to keep you hanging on until they find...
LEE SHULMAN BIERER Photo by collegetownnc.com While we hope it’s been a very merry Christmas for all, many high school seniors are struggling since Early Decision and Single Choice Early Action decisions have been released. If you were rejected from your Early Decision school, mourn the loss and...
Notifications for Early Decision and Single Choice Early Action have been delivered. LEE SHULMAN BIERER Notifications for Early Decision (ED) and Single Choice Early Action (SCEA) have been delivered. Applying ED is a binding commitment; if you are accepted, you must withdraw all other applications and attend that...
LEE SHULMAN BIERER Imagine yourself on the other side of the college admissions desk. It’s not so glorious, apparently, or at least you need to be thick-skinned and good-natured. Joseph Connolly, a guidance counselor at New Oxford High School in New Oxford, Pa., wanted to know the pet...
LEE SHULMAN BIERER Photo by Wofford College/Mark Olencki One of the least favorite things a guidance counselor likes to hear from a senior in September or October is, “I am going to apply early decision, I just don’t know where.” Early decision is a binding proposition. A student...
LEE SHULMAN BIERER The world of college admissions is always full of surprises and changes. Veteran parents and younger siblings of students who have been through the process before are undoubtedly familiar with the Common Application. For the newbies, it’s precisely what its name describes – a...
LEE SHULMAN BIERER Photo by UNC Asheville, which uses the Common Application. The Common Application, commonly referred to as Common App, a not-for-profit membership organization that is committed to advancing college access, recently added 38 new members. Four are from North Carolina: Appalachian State University, Barton College,...
LEE SHULMAN BIERER The dreaded wait-list. You weren’t rejected, but you weren’t accepted either. The wait-list means the colleges like you well-enough, they just don’t love you enough to accept you. They want to keep you hanging on until they find out if they’re loved back by...
