LEE SHULMAN BIERER Photo by UNC Asheville If you’re the parent of a high school senior and you’re thinking about how to pay for college without going broke, it’s a whole new, expensive world. From my perspective, there are just two kinds of money: “great money,” or free...
New Year’s is a time for resolutions and reorganization. If you’re the parent of a high school freshman or sophomore, or particularly if you’re the parent of a junior, now is the time to understand and start implementing the college timeline. There is no need to...
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...
Complete List: Schools Offering Early Decision Here's the full list of schools with early decision by state. The starred schools offer both Early Decision I and Early Decision II. * Indicates Schools Offering Early Decision I and II Arizona Prescott College AZ California California State University Sacramento CA Claremont McKenna College* CA Harvey Mudd College* CA Loyola Marymount...
LEE SHULMAN BIERER An Adrian College student studies in her dorm in Adrian, Mich. AP Photo/Carlos Osorio Reluctant Writer Syndrome, like the flu, hits every year around this time. Most typically affected are high school senior boys, who seem to specialize in procrastination. Joking aside, it seems that...
By LEE SHULMAN BIERER Photo by UNC Asheville Most parents don’t spend much time worrying about the safety of their children on what they believe are, for the most part, idyllic college campuses. And until something happens to someone they know, most students assume nothing can go...
By LEE SHULMAN BIERER The interview was once an important staple of the college admissions process. Young men dressed up in jackets and ties, young women wore short heels, a proper dress, hose and pearls, and they sat down for a formal interview inside the college...
LEE SHULMAN BIERER College students are homeward-bound. For many freshmen, it will be their first visit back since packing up last August. Thanksgiving, the uber-American family togetherness holiday, can be equally tough for parents and their college students. Parents often feel that they’re traveling on a tightrope...
LEE SHULMAN BIERER ECU student Luke Holloman works on his laptop in a study booth on the second floor of Joyner Library. Cliff Hollis, ECU News Services Should you fill out the FAFSA? In a word, yes. Many middle-class families have convinced themselves that filling out the Free Application...
