Essay Writing

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…

By Lee Shulman Bierer, College Admissions Strategies – Founder If there is one tip I’d like to share with rising seniors, it would be to “get organized” this summer. Plan,…

May 1 is National Decision Day for high school seniors to deposit at one college or university. This year, as with many things, some schools have extended the date until…

Taking a year off after high school or a “gap year”  has become an increasingly popular and accepted decision here in the United States. In Europe, Australia and New Zealand,…

Being deferred is NOT the same as being rejected. It may feel that way for students, but this year with a record number of early applications there has also been…

Don’t be one of those college students that ends up on the evening news because they didn’t take the pandemic seriously. Listen to the doctors and school administrators about dealing…

In the old days, a roll of quarters for the washer and dryer was considered essential. Today,  with enhanced technology, most laundry rooms take credit or debit cards and many…

It’s almost time to fill out college applications. . . wait, but even before that, students need to write their supplemental essays and the angst-producing Great American stresser – the…

It seems all the focus has been on the seniors — no prom, no graduation and unsettling news for the fall at college. These are all very real concerns and…

Last week’s column covered the basics of Letters of Recommendation: Who do you ask? What should they say that will really make a difference? Where do these letter go? What…