Sometimes, the best way to get unstuck from a project is to take some time away. I’m traveling this week, and when doing so, I usually schedule a few posts ahead of time to go live on designated dates. It minimizes the potential risk of internet difficulties that can make it harder to write a […]
Read More >To have ideas, don’t hold them
David Allen, author of the best-selling Getting Things Done, shared some of his best productivity tips during a recent episode of the Becoming Better podcast. You can read a summary here, or listen to the full episode here. My favorite takeaway: Your head is for having ideas, not holding them. Our brains can only hold […]
Read More >Better vs. revolutionary
Since 1999, 44 classes of new Collegewise counselors have completed our college counselor training. And from former admissions officers from highly selective colleges, to former high school counselors, to working professionals switching careers and even recent college grads starting their very first job, we’ve graduated them all as fully fledged counselors capable of expertly guiding our students the Collegewise way. […]
Read More >Monday morning Q & A
Cathy asks: “My son is dyslexic and it has hindered him from taking honors classes. He has a diagnosis and an IEP. Is it better to let colleges know about this or not? Maybe an essay topic?” Great question, Cathy. Here’s my past post, “Five college planning tips for students with learning disabilities.” You’ll see […]
Read More >Change your status meeting’s status
Before you call yet another regular meeting for everyone in your group to share the status of their work, give this 2016 post, “Status meetings are the scourge,” by Basecamp’s Jason Fried a read. There’s some great advice to reduce the number of hours wasted on updating everyone, whether or not you employ their product as […]
Read More >Fewer teams, similar goals
Last month, I shared my surprisingly pleasant experience cancelling my DocuSign subscription. They made it so easy and painless that it actually left me more likely to recommend them. I had a very different experience with SiriusXM last week, one that I think anyone running a business–or progressing through the college application process–could potentially learn […]
Read More >Need some summer plans?
Students, I hope your summer plans include ample time to recharge, have fun, and enjoy the summer-related benefits that come with still being a teenager. But chances are you don’t want to let your mind and body atrophy completely under a haze of sleeping in and watching YouTube. So if you’re looking for suggestions of […]
Read More >Prepare today, make the most tomorrow
My mantra, “What you do in college matters more than where you go,” often begs the reasonable question of just what exactly students who embrace that mantra should do while they’re in college. The teams of social scientists at the Gallup Organization set out to answer this question with the Strada-Gallup Alumni Survey, now in its fourth iteration. […]
Read More >We’re hiring part-time college counselors
Collegewise is hiring part-time college counselors to join our offices in the following locations: Bergen County, New Jersey Irvine, California Millburn, New Jersey (update: this position has been filled) Redondo Beach, California Specifically, we’re looking for (current or former) high school counselors or college admissions officers whose work and life circumstances have led them to […]
Read More >College confusion
Seth Godin nailed it with his post this week, especially this portion: “While a high-status college admission confers a measure of status, it doesn’t automatically grant a great education. Sometimes, a student gets both, but not always. Because learning is taken as much as given. Along the way, many of us have conflated the status with the […]
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