Collegewise is expanding our work in the San Francisco Bay Area, and we’re looking for the right person to launch our office in Palo Alto, California. You can find all the details here. While our physical office in Palo Alto will be new to local families, Collegewise is not new to the area. We first began […]
Read More >The time for thanks is now
Seniors, have you taken the time to express your thanks to the people who helped you apply to college, especially to those who wrote your letters of recommendation? You might be waiting until you get your results. I understand that inclination, but please remember that their work—and the favor they did for you—has been done. […]
Read More >Taking orders vs. taking responsibility
If you’re in charge, is it your job to tell them what to do, or to help them already know what to do? When I started Collegewise, it was just me, driving to families’ homes and meeting at the kitchen tables. As the business grew, I hired additional counselors to join me. And when I […]
Read More >Senior family financial to-do
Senior families, please commit to the very important January to-do: Complete and submit your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) as soon as possible. Every family who plans on sending a student to college this fall should fill this out. Do not make assumptions about your eligibility. Do not make excuses that you won’t […]
Read More >The perfect time
Parents and students, you get to make a choice. Will you choose to believe that an admission to a prestigious college—a school on that very short list of colleges that deny nearly all of their applicants—is the only acceptable outcome for all of your hard work? If you make that choice, you can reasonably expect […]
Read More >The meeting habit
When a fire breaks out, the local fire department doesn’t call a meeting. They get right to work. No brainstorming session. No PowerPoint slides. No protracted discussion that inevitably leads to “action items,” (one of which is always to schedule a follow-up meeting). They respond immediately, make difficult decisions, and engage in complex, often dangerous […]
Read More >Common sense won’t let you down
When I was 10, the principal of the local junior high visited my fifth grade class to answer our questions about the school we would soon be attending. Somehow, we’d all heard stories of danger lurking at every turn in the hallways, tales that ranged from slight exaggerations to pure farce. He wanted to quell […]
Read More >Reasonable conclusions
“Why do I want to go to college?” I honestly cannot think of a single legitimate answer to that question that would allow any student to reasonably conclude, “…and that’s why the college I attend must be prestigious.”
Read More >“Tell me about yourself”
“Tell me about yourself” seems like a simple request. But when it comes during an interview, it can be surprisingly difficult to give a sharp response. And it’s not just true for high school kids. A friend of mine who recently interviewed for a graduate program said that this was the first question, and in […]
Read More >When the needle isn’t moving
“Again and again, among the families I treat as a psychologist, I see a disconnect between the skill set that parents are pushing (compete like crazy, get good grades, over-prep for tests, go to a prestigious college, make lots of money) and the assets and attitudes that actually bring young people success in college, at […]
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