Johannes Haushofer is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University. He studies the psychological consequences of poverty, and how those consequences affect economic behavior. He did his undergraduate work at Oxford and got a PhD from Harvard. He’s also failed a lot. And he’s not ashamed of it. In fact, he publicly […]
Read More >Hope for the good, plan for the bad
Some families justify having their student apply to schools with no reasonable chance of admission with the phrase, “You just never know.” As unrealistic as those hopes often are, I don’t begrudge them their optimism as long as they use it responsibly. Encouraging an under-qualified student to apply to all of the Ivy League schools […]
Read More >Goodbye to graduates, redux
One of the most interesting, and challenging, parts of being a college counselor is that large chunks of your customer base retire every year. Once a senior has made the decision where to attend college, unless there’s a younger sibling in the family, there’s not much official business left for us to talk about. Our time […]
Read More >Presumed good
One of the reasons the college admissions process can seem so complex and mysterious is that families don’t have a good sense of who the people reading students’ applications really are. It’s hard to guess what people you’ve never met will—and of greater concern, will not—appreciate. And that’s one of the reasons that families are […]
Read More >For private counselors: are your practices best?
For many private (independent) counselors, one of the challenges of the job is that, depending on where and with whom you work, you can be both literally and figuratively on your own. You may not have coworkers. You may not have accessible mentors to emulate. You may not have a manager who can give you feedback and help you […]
Read More >For junior parents: offer a boost
If I had to pick one high school group that most frequently shows the signs of stress, sleep deprivation, and college-preparation burnout, it’s the juniors as they approach the end of 11th grade (followed closely by seniors in the middle of application season). Juniors have heard from everyone that 11th grade is the most important […]
Read More >Find the good days
When I would brainstorm college essays with Collegewise students and they would discuss something that they were involved in—from an after-school club, to a part-time job, to a hobby—I’d ask, “What’s a really good day look like when you’re doing that?” What’s a really good day when you’re working those problem sets with the math […]
Read More >Return expectations
Parents, if you’re considering spending the money to send your student to an expensive summer program at a prestigious college, and doing so because you hope it will improve his or her chances of admission, please read this Washington Post piece first. I’m not against a student with the means to attend a summer program […]
Read More >It’s what good kids do
I make this reminder annually because I believe it’s important enough to repeat—seniors, as you make your final college decisions, please take the time to properly thank the people who helped you get there. Your high school counselor. Anyone who wrote your letters of recommendation. The college rep who interviewed you. Your parents. Your English […]
Read More >Worried about choosing the wrong college?
Tufts University’s admissions blog consistently serves up well-written advice from their knowledgeable admissions officers. And this post by Assistant Director of Admissions, Meredith Reynolds, might help those seniors who are torn between two college options and worried about making the wrong decision.
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