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
Read MorePeriodically, I’ll be sharing articles written by other independent educational consultants on topics of interest to families navigating the college admissions process. Today’s column is
Read MoreThe to-do list for high school seniors seems to be growing longer each day. When they’re not doing homework, participating in their extracurricular activities, hanging
Read MoreBy Lee Shulman Bierer Fear and procrastination are the two biggest stumbling blocks for seniors as they consider the all-important college essay. The essay is
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Right now the reality has set in for many juniors who are very soon-to-be “rising seniors.” It’s their time which means the pressure is on.
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Letters of recommendation carry varying weight, depending on the perspective of the college or university and who writes them. The more selective colleges may ask
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Some of you may be dreaming about your soon-to-be empty nest, while others of you are dreading walking past the empty bedroom your senior currently
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If your stack of responses from colleges included nothing but rejections, you’ll probably want to read further. The first thing to know is that there’s
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So you invested the time, energy and money to visit some college campuses, now it’s time to make sure you get your full bang for
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When parents of my current students attended college, there were typically one to two dozen majors to choose from. And they were very basic: English,
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