If you run a private counseling business, you’re likely prepared to celebrate the May 1 end of senior season. Once you know where each of your students is headed this fall, consider doing your own senior season debrief. Since the early years of Collegewise, we’ve taken some time after senior season to look back and […]
Read More >“The feel good movie of the year”
In many high school student and parent circles, the college application process is like a movie made up of equal parts thriller and suspense, but with varying climactic endings ranging from tragedy to triumph. From the senior families who’ve been participating to the underclassmen who’ve been spectating, all this drama just reinforces the message that […]
Read More >Participation points
Yesterday’s entry on the University of Virginia’s admissions blog, When the Trophy Generation Applies to College, relates a recent conversation with a waitlisted applicant’s mother who is having trouble eating and sleeping because her son still hasn’t received any good news. Turns out that he has, in fact, received good admissions news—just not any from […]
Read More >Easy points
Rule #1 of good test-taking is to get the easy points. That’s actually good advice in life, too. Here’s an easy point worth getting. If you’re sitting when you meet someone new, stand up. Yes, you should also smile, shake hands, and introduce yourself. But you lose easy points if you can’t be bothered to […]
Read More >Avoiding potential admissions regret
There are two categories of college-planning decisions families need to make throughout high school–those that are likely to impact the admissions outcomes, and those that will not. The families who have the most success with—and enjoyment during—the process are very good at distinguishing between the two. Which standardized tests will you take? Will you enroll […]
Read More >Stacking their future deck
After I’d penned yesterday’s post about certainty in reverse, I heard from a former student who’s living proof of that concept. Here’s her story, shared with her permission. Jessie was a student of mine in the class of 2006. She was the consummate good kid–smart, nice, and likeable, not at the top of her class, […]
Read More >Certainty in reverse
As the May 1 college decision deadline approaches, some seniors with multiple offers of admission may be struggling to make their choice. It’s a big decision, and it’s normal to feel some uncertainty, uneasiness, or just plain fear. If that scenario sounds familiar, here’s something that might help. Be completely honest with yourself. Don’t invent (consciously […]
Read More >Parents step back, kids step up
Julie Lythcott-Haims is certainly qualified to advise on what it takes to help kids become successful during and after college. She’s a former dean of freshmen at Stanford and the author of How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success. In this Quora piece, she doesn’t just answer the […]
Read More >Need summer planning suggestions?
High school students can have a summer that’s not just relaxing and enjoyable, but also one that’s productive and helps them get into college. Collegewise counselors Tom Barry, Colleen Boucher, Sara Kratzok, and Liz Marx have revised and updated the Collegewise Guide to Summer Planning. And best of all, it’s still free for students, parents, […]
Read More >How families can get even more from their schools’ college readiness events
Many high school counseling offices host college-related events like Junior Parent Night, PSAT Scores Back nights, and college readiness workshops. They often take place in the evenings so that parents can join with their students. I know that families are busy, and you want to get the most of it when you add yet another […]
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