Michigan State University business professor Russell Johnson recently co-authored a study estimating that the workplace incivility has doubled in the last 20 years, costing companies an average of $14,000 annually per employee in lost production and work time. We’ve all likely seen just how much impact even one rude, negative, or just plain not-nice person […]
Read More >Perfect on paper, not in practice
One of the most common collegiate sentiments I hear from adults I speak with, including our own counselors at Collegewise, is that they didn’t put nearly as much thought into their college selection as it merited. They didn’t pore over research and tour every campus and create lists of pros and cons. They just applied to schools that […]
Read More >A Nobel Prize-worthy study skill
According to Daniel Coyle’s “The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills,” the best way to learn from a book isn’t to read and reread. Instead, read it once and then write a one-page summary. Here’s the passage as quoted on this blog: “Research shows that people who (wrote a summary) remember […]
Read More >Don’t give testing too much time
What would happen if an admissions officer actually saw him or herself as part teacher, someone who didn’t just evaluate applications, but also tried to help applicants understand how the evaluation works, what to expect, and how to approach applications and essays? And most importantly, what if those opinions were honest and unvarnished, and the […]
Read More >When once a day adds up
For private counselors looking to grow your businesses, what if on every workday for the next year, you committed to doing just one of these items from the list below? Call or email a customer just to check in. Write a blog post sharing free advice. Record a video sharing free advice. Invite your three strongest competitors […]
Read More >How to be a parental superhero
My mom still remembers the day she found my brother’s housing application to UC Berkeley sitting on the floor of his bedroom. It was due in three hours. In the days before the internet (and with my brother somewhere on the water with his crew team), she saw just one option—make the two-hour round trip […]
Read More >More stuff = more fluff
“Can I send an extra letter of recommendation?” is one of those questions to which many families protest the answer, which is why I come back repeatedly here to a consistent theme—follow the application instructions; don’t decide that you have a better way. If a college wants extra letters of rec (or any extra materials), […]
Read More >For students departing for college
For those students departing for college, here’s an article and a few past posts to help you get off to the best start. A recent New York Times piece by Richard J. Light, a professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education and author of “Making the Most of College.” A past post of mine highlighting some […]
Read More >For parents with high school freshmen
Parents with freshmen just starting high school often fall into one of two camps—those who think the time for college planning is still years away, and those who worry that one seemingly innocuous decision on day one could derail their student’s college future. I’d recommend something in between those two. It’s too early to start […]
Read More >People who just know
Each of us has a slice of our world where we’re the expert, where our instincts allow us to just know. A parent can just know when their child isn’t being entirely truthful. A teacher can just know if a student isn’t grasping the material. Successful doctors, lawyers, contractors, museum curators, orchestra conductors—they can see, […]
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