For the high school students who may never have heard of him, Steve Martin is an actor, writer, and musician who started his more-than-40-year career in show business as a stand-up comedian, one of the first to actually sell out arenas. I love this quote from his book Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life, which covers […]
Read More >For parents: how to help your kids thrive in school
From the folks at Challenge Success: Top 10 Tips to Help your Child Thrive in School This Year. Our experience with our families at Collegewise has shown that when parents take these steps, their kids are more successful applicants while the family is able to enjoy what should be an exciting time together.
Read More >Five things to stop doing
We’ve all got plenty of items on our to-do lists. For college applicants, here’s a short list of things to stop doing: 1. Stop focusing so much on improving your perceived weaknesses. You’re not perfect and colleges don’t expect you to be. Instead, try maximizing your strengths. 2. Stop spending more time on test prep […]
Read More >Thinking of using connections?
In the quest to give their kids every potential admissions advantage, many parents enlist (or accept offers of) help from personal or professional connections—the alum, the colleague who claims to have influence, the friend-of-a-friend who reportedly sits on the board, etc. I understand their inclination. It’s hard not to be intrigued when a friend or […]
Read More >When families ignore counselors’ advice
Counselors, how do you handle it when a student (or parent) won’t take your advice? A family insists that their student apply to a long list of schools you know will not admit the student. A parent wants their student to write an essay on a topic you know to be overused, like “Sports taught me the […]
Read More >Need help saying no?
Fifteen years ago, I invited all (which at that time meant “all four”) of our counselors and editors to my house for dinner. One of the editors who could not attend replied: “Kevin, I’d love to come, but my husband and I already made plans that night. If you ever host in the future, please invite […]
Read More >We’re hiring a part-timer in Bellevue, Washington
Our Bellevue office needs assistance, so we’re hiring an assistant. Collegewise is hiring an assistant college counselor to help us take great care of the families who’ve hired us, and keep our office running smoothly during our busy season. Who is Collegewise? We’re a college counseling company that helps high school students find, apply to, […]
Read More >Two free admissions seminars for international families
I don’t know anyone more knowledgeable about the intricacies of college admissions and the best ways to help families manage the process than my business partner, Arun Ponnusamy. He’s conducting two free admissions seminars specifically for international families on September 24th and 26th. All the details are here. If you can join, you won’t be disappointed.
Read More >The letter and spirit of application laws
It won’t come as a surprise to many students that lying on a college application is a bad idea. But the line between truth and lies can become progressively blurrier when students are trying to give themselves every reasonable admissions advantage. Should you check a particular ethnicity box when you acknowledge it’s true for only […]
Read More >Our new Common App Guide is here—and it’s free
Today, we’re all really excited to announce that our Collegewise Guide to the 2015-16 Common Application—revised and updated to reflect the most recent version—is now available to download. The big news? It’s free of charge. You can get your copy here. Why did we decide to give this guide away? We make our living working with families […]
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