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Get the Jump on College Preparation: Help for High School Students of All Ages to Make the Most of Summer

Lee Bierer of College Admissions Strategies


Date: Monday, May 7, 12:00 PM
Location: Blakeney office

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Date: Thursday, May 10, 12:00 PM
Location: Southpark office

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Lee Bierer - Nationally Syndicated Columnist and Independent College Counselor.

Go to college free? Yes, it's possible

Yes, parents, there is such thing as free college tuition. No, this isn’t a scam and not all of the “free” colleges require service to your country. The colleges that offer free tuition or even free tuition as well as free room and board range in selectivity, size, location and     Continue Reading...

Lee Bierer - Nationally Syndicated Columnist and Independent College Counselor.

Don't dismiss the community college option

Community colleges often receive a bad rap. A representative from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, an organization that focuses on community college student development, underscores this when he states that “the top students at community colleges are among our country’s greatest     Continue Reading...

Lee Bierer - Nationally Syndicated Columnist and Independent College Counselor.

Visit prospective colleges from your living room

On Wednesday and Thursday you can collect college literature, have conversations with admissions representatives and attend college workshops without ever leaving home. This is CollegeWeekLive’s third virtual college fair, and it can be an extremely economical way to research schools. While a     Continue Reading...

Lee Bierer - Nationally Syndicated Columnist and Independent College Counselor.

Have a plan if you're going to admissions fairs

College fair season is kicking off, and lots of sophomores and juniors will get their first taste of college admissions. The fairs are unusually crowded, high-energy and sometimes intimidating places. Here’s some help: Before the fairGet a list of the colleges attending the fair     Continue Reading...

Lee Bierer - Nationally Syndicated Columnist and Independent College Counselor.

Why Campus Visits are so Important

 It was perfect on paper. Really it was. The college seemed like it would be perfect fit – small class sizes, beautiful campus, friendly students, appropriately academically selective, great depth of courses in her area of interest – but it didn’t work for her in person. It was     Continue Reading...