Essay Writing

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The big news is that Common App removed one prompt question, about about a problem you’d like to solve, and replaced it with the following: “Reflect on something that someone…

When students are writing their “Why this college?” essay, they need to convince the admissions office that the college is a great fit for them. How students do that is…

What do colleges want to know about you? That’s a good place to start when you’re brainstorming your college essay. You know colleges don’t want you to tell your life…

If they made a movie about nailing the perfect admissions essay, the title might be: “The Good, The Bad and The Risky.” The Risky Let’s start with “The Risky.” One…