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Nina Berler
- Oct 4
- 4 min
A Penny Saved?
What to know before your student hits Submit this fall Apples, pumpkins and . . . applications? In under two weeks, many students will...
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Nina Berler
- Sep 2
- 4 min
Labor Day Work for Your College Applicant
Carry over as little as possible into the academic year! On Labor Day, families typically get together and enjoy the feeling of summer...
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Nina Berler
- Jul 1
- 5 min
Do We Want You in Our College Community?
College admissions readers have that question. What question do you have of colleges? Summer's in full swing. Whether they're lifeguards,...
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Nina Berler
- Jan 7
- 4 min
Trick Question: What activities look good for college?
Getting to the core of the matter – and the curriculum Welcome 2022! In this new year, we counselors have our own improvement-driven...
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Nina Berler
- Dec 21, 2021
- 3 min
Season’s Greetings, College Applicants.
Now that we didn’t take you, should you apply somewhere else ED II? During these very short days leading up to the new year, we have long...
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Nina Berler
- Oct 8, 2021
- 4 min
College Applicants Gain Momentum for Early Deadlines, But Can They Use Contractions?
“My neighbor tells me that you can’t use contractions in the Personal Essay.” That’s what I heard the other day while Zooming with a...
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Nina Berler
- Aug 30, 2021
- 5 min
It’s Back to School for College Applications: 2021 Edition
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Running errands this morning, I saw students waiting for the bus, groups of teens walking...
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Nina Berler
- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
Using Video to Supplement Your College Supplement
We’re surrounded by videos. They’re shared through our phones, built into educational materials and included with social media. So when...
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Nina Berler
- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
The Common App Opens Sunday. It’s the Olympics for College Applicants.
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The Olympics excite and motivate us. Any Olympian knows that it takes careful planning and...
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Nina Berler
- Nov 5, 2018
- 4 min
Early Decision week is over. Now what?
It’s a new week, complete with an election and no Early deadlines! If you’re the parent of a senior who’s just submitted, relax for a...
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Nina Berler
- Apr 4, 2018
- 3 min
College applicants: apply Early and often
Most of the results are in, and while some college applicants are celebrating, many students, parents and counselors are finding causes...
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Nina Berler
- Mar 21, 2018
- 3 min
It’s spring. Will students blossom into the college applicants we know they can be?
It’s spring. Will students blossom into the college applicants we know they can be? It’ll take looking beyond the March Madness and...
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Nina Berler
- Mar 10, 2018
- 4 min
March Madness 2018 is heating up for college applicants!
This week, you may have felt the effects of a (hopefully final) winter storm, especially if you lost power. Some students feel powerless...
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Nina Berler
- Feb 13, 2018
- 5 min
Help! My student will be applying to college in 2018!
A new year—a time to refresh. What, that’s not the case in your household? If you find yourself fearing the new year because it...
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Nina Berler
- Sep 7, 2017
- 4 min
This application season, I’m asking my students to create a ZeeMee.
In my years as a college counselor, I have seen many bright students struggle with the questions asked by individual colleges outside of...
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