Skip to content

Your Roadmap To College Admissions Success

  • College Advice and Timely Tips
  • About Lee
  • SERVICES
  • In The Media
  • Testimonials
Weekly College Column

Why is the “Why this college?” essay so important?

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 by Lee Shulman Bierer

Colleges care why students put their college on their list and many colleges incorporate the “why?” question into their applications. While most students find themselves

Read More
Weekly College Column

Applying Early – What are the Options?

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 by Lee Shulman Bierer

Today’s guest columnist is another good friend and colleague, Amy Sack, Ph.D., MBA, of Admissions Accomplished, LLC. Amy is an educational consultant who has worked

Read More
Weekly College Column

Five ways to avoid that cringe-worthy essay

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 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

Read More
Weekly College Column

The Role of Teacher Recommendations

September 13, 2022September 14, 2022 by Lee Shulman Bierer

Periodically, 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 More
Weekly College Column

Fall timeline for Seniors

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 by Lee Shulman Bierer

The 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 More
Weekly College Column

Get going on that college essay

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 by Lee Shulman Bierer

By 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

Read More
Finding Scholarships to Pay for College
Weekly College Column

Finding Scholarships to Pay for College

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 by Lee Shulman Bierer

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.

Read More
Juniors – Now is the time to ask for letters of recommendation
Weekly College Column

Juniors – Now is the time to ask for letters of recommendation

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 by Lee Shulman Bierer

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

Read More
Getting ready for the big transition – Wine or Whine!
Weekly College Column

Getting ready for the big transition – Wine or Whine!

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 by Lee Shulman Bierer

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

Read More
Unhappy with your choices… no reason to panic; there is SPACE AVAILABLE
Weekly College Column

Unhappy with your choices… no reason to panic; there is SPACE AVAILABLE

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 by Lee Shulman Bierer

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

Read More

Posts navigation

Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next

Contact Lee

(704) 907-5685‬
Email Me

Follow Lee

  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Recent Columns

  • Is there more to a happy college social life than Greek life?
  • Lessons learned about campus visits
  • Don’t catch “Senioritis”
  • Athletic recruitment timeline – for Sophomores and Juniors
  • What does “Fit” really mean? 
© All Rights Reserved 2022 Theme: Promos by Template Sell.