17 Mar A new normal for everyone…
By Lee Shulman Bierer Were your spring break plans upended like everyone else's? Are you trying to figure out how to make this "voluntary" lock-down more productive? The world is off its axis and we're trying to keep up with the news of Coronavirus, but not be overwhelmed...
11 Dec Interpreting the new PSAT scores
By Lee Shulman Bierer Results from the October PSAT have been released. Your PSAT/NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) scores are ready online, you should have received an email with instructions on creating your College Board account, going to your online score report, and using your access code...
13 Nov Focus on Finances
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By Lee Shulman Bierer There’s something about this time of year when parents now seem to have a hyper-focus on “how are we going to pay for college?” The reality of next year’s college bill strikes home. There is now a scrambling to fill out financial...
07 Nov Scholarship info – 2019
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Best College Scholarships – 2019 The following information is provided by: The Chamber of Commerce.org. Here is a link to the information below: guide to college scholarships The Difference Between Grants and Scholarships How and Where Can You Find the Best College Scholarships? What Do You Need to Apply...
11 Sep Five ways to avoid that cringe-worthy essay
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By Lee Shulman Bierer You want your essay to be the one that is passed around the admissions office…. or not. It’s a little bit like the difference between being famous and infamous. We all know that a sincere, well-written essay that provides insights about how...
22 Aug Lots of changes this year
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By Lee Shulman Bierer Admissions policies, testing expectations, and the number of essays a student needs to write are all fluid pieces in the puzzle of college admissions. This year, like many other years, much has changed. Below is a list of the changes in admissions plans...
28 May Boomerang kids. What to do when the kids come home for the summer?
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By Lee Shulman Bierer First piece of advice is for everyone; parents and students, to be mindful of the transition. Parents can’t revert to treating their college students the way they did in high school and college students need to remember that they aren’t living in...
13 May Great grad gift ideas… Tis the season
By Lee Shulman Bierer I always believed that Hallmark was responsible for creating June’s catchy marketing moniker “Dads and Grads.” Just as Father’s Day gifts have thankfully moved beyond standard-issue ties, so too, can graduates expect something more creative than a Cross Pen or an over-sized...
30 Apr May 1st has come and gone – decisions made…
It was nail-biting season for the three million high school seniors applying to college — and for their equally anxious parents. May 1 was official Decision Day when families needed to make a deposit at one school where they were accepted, even if they were...
