I worked with nine seniors in 1999, Collegewise’s first application season. Three of those seniors’ parents asked me the same question early in our work together: Will earning the rank of Eagle Scout help him get in [to his dream college]? It was an early example of just how much the pressure to get in […]
Read More >Narrow focus on a complex goal?
There aren’t very many pursuits in which relentlessly focusing on just one specific part of a goal will take you where you want to go. Someone who wants to play professional football will need to do more than just spend a lot of time in the gym. You can practice scales on the guitar every […]
Read More >Your quality as a student
I’m traveling from Seattle to Chicago today just to take one 3-hour class. I really admire the instructor and his company, and I don’t have any reservations about spending two days of travel—and all the associated costs—for only 180 minutes of class time. But as certain as I am about my choice to attend, I’ve […]
Read More >Our guide to planning college visits is here
If you’re planning on visiting colleges as part of your search, Collegewise counselor Casey Near just finished The Collegewise Guide to College Visits, covering topics like: Frequent planning mistakes and how to avoid them Advice on how to spend your time on (and off) campus Questions to ask admissions counselors and current students Advice for planning […]
Read More >Five ways to combat millennial stereotypes
High school students, as part of the millennial generation, you’re facing an ugly stereotype with potential future employers—you’re lazy, entitled, and generally expecting the world to throw jobs and money at you. Is it true or fair as a blanket statement about every millennial? Of course not. That’s why stereotypes are so harmful. The good […]
Read More >Your way to get work done
When I was in fourth grade, my school had a contest in which students submitted art projects depicting their favorite place to read. The kid who won drew a tree house on a mural that somehow included actual leaves sprouting from it. Of course, the contest was just tangentially about art. Our school was really […]
Read More >Don’t act on headlines
I keep seeing articles referencing the most lucrative college majors, colleges with the highest average starting salaries for graduates, and other headlines focused on a purported measurement of the return on a college investment. Given the rising cost of college and the alarming levels of student debt, I think it’s wise for any family to […]
Read More >The five-year rule
The stress surrounding the college admissions process causes many families to lose perspective. It can be easy to forget that one grade, test score, or admissions decision alone has never prevented anyone from becoming a happy and successful adult. That’s why I remind parents to bring the long-term perspective, and to help kids develop long-term traits. […]
Read More >Five traits of students who stand out
For high-achieving students intent on applying to prestigious colleges, one of the most difficult realities to accept is just how ordinary otherwise extraordinary accomplishments become in those applicant pools. A student who’s at the top of her class, who has outstanding test scores, who’s outworked and out-achieved just about everyone else at her school, she […]
Read More >Consider the messenger
On the first day of the SAT classes that I taught in college, we showed students a copy of an ad, taken from a national magazine, whose copy was worded like a multiple choice test question. The question: How many miles has trucker N.F. Plunkett Jr. driven without an accident? The correct answer: 2.5 million […]
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