Many high school students began this year in leadership positions—editor of the yearbook, president of the student body, captain of the football team, etc. You should be proud that you earned the trust and respect of those who put you in charge. But it’s also important to remember that getting the position is just half […]
Read More >Fear of missing out or losing out
Ken Anselment isn’t just the dean of admissions and financial aid at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis. He’s also the father of a high school junior who’s in the throes of college planning. As Anselment shares in his recent Washington Post piece, he recently received a piece of mail from a college financial aid planning […]
Read More >Five ways you can still ruin your college application process
For seniors still slogging your way through college applications, there’s still a lot you can do to improve, or ruin, the remainder of your application cycle. To make the rest of the process less stressful and more successful, here are five things to avoid. 1. Wait to complete your remaining applications until you hear from your early […]
Read More >When extra materials invite themselves
There are some important lessons for applicants in the latest University of Virginia post, Things You Want to Send (But Shouldn’t): Resumes, Research, and Writing Portfolios, but the most important one appears in the post’s conclusion (bold emphasis theirs): “Colleges ask for the things they need to make their decisions. If we don’t ask for […]
Read More >How to make sense of college rankings
When it comes to utilizing college rankings, I’ve found that most families fall into one of three camps: 1. Those who don’t consider them. 2. Those who plan to incorporate rankings into a variety of college factors. 3. Those who let the rankings drive their entire college process. I’ve seen some families in that third […]
Read More >Counselors and teachers: need rec-writing help?
In the two weeks since its launch, over 70 teachers and counselors have enrolled in my online course, How to Write Letters of Recommendation. The video-based course is entirely self-paced—you can watch the parts you need, whenever you need them, as many times as you’d like. No matter where you’d like some help in the rec-writing […]
Read More >Where to shine your application spotlight
Four years ago, when I’d just moved to Seattle, I was looking for a house cleaning service. One local company I called made it a policy to send the owner to meet personally with every prospective customer before writing the estimate. During our meeting, he spent a few minutes telling me about his company and what […]
Read More >Highly selective college admissions: the inside scoop
Collegewise is hosting a webinar, The Inside Scoop on Highly Selective College Admissions, on Tuesday, November 15 from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. PST. The four presenters are Collegewise counselors who have worked as admissions officers at University of Chicago, Cornell, Harvard, and Stanford. Tickets are $10. You can get more information, and register, here. […]
Read More >Essay advice from an admissions insider
Most of the articles or blog posts I come across sharing college essay tips just aren’t all that helpful. The tips are either pretty obvious (“proofread your essay”) or vague and difficult to follow (“don’t be humble, but don’t brag”). Meredith Reynolds, Tufts Class of 2011 and current Assistant Director of Admissions, shares The Only Four […]
Read More >Don’t answer to fear
It happens every year about this time. Mid-October. That’s when some previously rational parents become decidedly irrational. That’s when some previously good kids become much more difficult for counselors to advise and shepherd through the application process. It’s the time when one emotion, dormant for months or years for many families, rises up and takes […]
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