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Get started on college essays now

Lee Bierer — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:29:58 +0000

Summer is the perfect time for rising high school seniors to catch-up and move ahead in the college admissions process. Here are some suggestions to maximize your summer vacation: Visit as many colleges as possible – Without the normal distractions of school, homework and extracurricular Continue Reading...

Organize your college search now – Fall Timeline for Seniors and Juniors

Lee Bierer — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:12:13 +0000

Summer’s over and there’s plenty of work to be done on the college hunt. Here’s a clip-and-save list of what you should be doing this fall: Seniors Finish researching colleges and prepare a final college list with reach, target and safety schools. Recommended list is five to Continue Reading...

Students, check out this pre-college checklist

Lee Bierer — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:50:19 +0000

Thinking about college is no longer something that students wait to do until the fall of their senior year. Here’s what families and students should be thinking about this winter and into spring. Freshmen and sophomores • Study and then study some more. Get the best grades in the most Continue Reading...

Timing IS everything … well, almost, for juniors

Lee Bierer — Wed, 09 May 2007 04:33:10 +0000

“Is it really that big a deal? You pick a few schools, write a few essays and you’re done — what’s everyone getting so anxious about?” What you do, how you do it and sometimes most important when you do it really does matter. Keeping track of all the moving parts and Continue Reading...

Parents of juniors, busy times are ahead

Lee Bierer — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:49:15 +0000

Is it really possible that your high school junior will be graduating in a little over one year? It may seem like it was just yesterday you were helping with their first book report, but today you need to be helping them plan for next year’s onslaught of college admissions assignments. Here are Continue Reading...