The evidence just keeps growing that multi-tasking increases the time you spend working and decreases the quality of what you produce. You end up doing more but getting less done. As this New York Times article points out: “Indeed, multitasking, that bulwark of anemic résumés everywhere, has come under fire in recent years. A 2014 […]
Read More >Learn how to write letters of recommendation
My first course for our 2016 Counselor Training Initiative is finally here. How to Write Letters of Recommendation, designed for counselors and teachers, is officially on sale. Click here to see the details. I think you’ll find that this course has the power to transform the way you and your colleagues approach these letters. You’ll give […]
Read More >Does the order of colleges listed matter on the FAFSA?
The FAFSA (Free Application for Student Aid) asks applicants to list the colleges to which they’d like their financial aid information sent (much like applicants must ask testing agencies to send official reports to colleges). Many families have wrestled with the question of whether or not the colleges could see where they’d placed them on the […]
Read More >In collegiate memoriam
Today, my college friends and I are gathering on our former campus for a reason that’s anything but celebratory—we’re attending a service to say goodbye to a member of our group. My friend Jim, who I met my last year of college and enjoyed more than 20 years of friendship with, passed away last week at just […]
Read More >Will A’s make you successful?
I agree with Sallie Krawcheck, CEO of a financial services company, that career success is about more than getting an “A.” As she relates in her piece The Single Biggest Mistake I’ve Seen Women Make at Work (though I think plenty of men make this mistake, too): “I can’t tell you how many women I’ve […]
Read More >Texting in college counseling?
Many high school counselors are successfully using group texting programs as a way to 1) deliver timely college planning information to their students, and 2) actually get their students to pay attention to it. That second item isn’t trivial. Teens often suffer from information overload, especially when it comes to college admissions. A six-page newsletter, […]
Read More >Five underutilized college application tips
Start early. Proofread. Some college application advice is sound, but hardly news. Here are five underutilized college application tips for seniors in the middle of, or waiting to start, their applications. 1. Beat—then use—inertia. The law of inertia says that matter will stay in an existing state—standing still or moving in the same direction—until an external […]
Read More >On self-deprecation
Despite the fact that Five underutilized ways to give yourself an advantage with your college essay doesn’t seem like an accurate title for Jay Mathews’ recent post (only the first two tips have to do with essays), this first tidbit is worth considering. 1. At least once in any essay, make fun of yourself. It’s […]
Read More >Counselors: take (and share) our NACAC notes
The annual NACAC (National Association for College Admission Counseling) conference serves up some of the best, most up-to-date information about college admissions. But it’s expensive to attend, and many high schools aren’t able to send their counselors. Back in 2009, our Collegewise folks began typing up our notes from the sessions we attended, bundling them […]
Read More >Take the time
Last week, a YouTube video featuring teachers from Oak Park High School in Kansas City went viral and made news. As part of what they called “The Positivity Project,” each teacher identified one student who inspired them and made them want to come to work every day. I’ll admit that I was pretty moved watching […]
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