“Start your college applications over the summer.” It’s one of the most common pieces of college application advice. I’ve preached it repeatedly here. It’s what we advise all of our Collegewise students to do. And when done right, it almost always leads to a less stressful, more successful college application process. But that advice can […]
Read More >Injecting character, reducing distress
In 2013, the Harvard Graduate School of Education sponsored a project aimed at shifting the college admissions focus from that of a relentless, achieve-at-any-cost drive to one that both encourages and recognizes ethics, caring, and character. The result was their 2016 publication of “Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good Through […]
Read More >Monday morning Q & A: advice for those headed to college?
Jody Asks: “How about some high school graduation/off to college advice to share with students as they begin this new journey?” Jody, I’ll cheat a little bit here and share a collection of past posts and a couple books that I think capture the best advice better than one all-inclusive post could. First, a past post […]
Read More >Tips for soon-to-be seniors
When one of the education world’s most knowledgeable and respected college counselors shares tips for soon-to-be college seniors based on the most recent admissions trends, those students (and their parents) would be wise to heed the advice. And that’s exactly what you’ll find in Patrick O’Connor’s “College Advice for Next Year’s Seniors.” None of the […]
Read More >Advice on advice
When students want advice about their college admissions process, who should they ask? That’s not always an easy question to answer. “What are my chances of admission?” “What should I write my college essay about?” “Am I ready to go to a college far away from my home?” These are very different questions. And there’s a […]
Read More >Three ways to encourage family time
The fastest way to realize how little you actually know about parenting is to have kids, a fact I’ve become acutely aware of since having two of my own in the last four years. But an advantage to working at Collegewise is that I’ve been able to absorb anecdotal learning from the thousands of families […]
Read More >Three underrated summer pursuits
College admissions anxiety has a way of ruining perfectly valid activities and involvements. Students are so driven to stand out that the benchwarmer or second chair in the orchestra or club member without an office all feel as if their contributions will go unrewarded by colleges. To be fair, those perceptions can often be valid […]
Read More >Is a free seminar/webinar worth attending?
One of the many factors that can exacerbate college admissions anxiety is for-profit companies that feed the confusion and fear rather than relieve it. You see this frequently with free seminars or webinars. You show up to learn about financial aid or admissions or test preparation, but what you learn is (1) there’s a complex, secretive, high-stakes process […]
Read More >Will your summer experience become your college essay?
I’ve often heard students (or their parents) declare their pre-selected essay topic before the experience has even taken place, especially when it comes to summer. It sounds like this: “I’m going to a summer journalism program at Northwestern for two weeks. It’ll make a great essay topic for my applications.” Maybe you’ve got your own […]
Read More >Monday morning Q & A: Counseling a large caseload
Jean asks: “I work in a large public school. My greatest challenge is helping such a large volume of students and parents. Any suggestions on how I can get parents to have a more realistic expectation of their children’s chances for admission at highly selective colleges and universities? I have seen a huge jump in […]
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