When I have a question about paying for college—saving, applying for financial aid, getting scholarships, etc.—Mark Kantrowitz, an expert who shares more free advice than just about anyone, is my go-to source. Here’s his latest, this time about how to choose the best 529 college savings plan.
Read More >Gamble on yourself
Hoping to win the lottery is not a sound plan for your financial future. It would be great if it happened, but it’s probably smart to earn and save on your own, too. You can wait to write your book, build your app, or record your music once you get a publisher, investors, or an […]
Read More >No overnight success
I love this turn of phrase from Twitter founder Biz Stone on his blog: “Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.” If you look at the trajectories of successful individuals and businesses, very few of them hit home runs with the first swing. They worked hard, […]
Read More >Bigger than the work
We do a lot of training for our counselors at Collegewise, and much of it teaches how to use our system. We have our own Collegewise way of doing everything from handling an introductory meeting with a family, to helping a student find the right colleges, to brainstorming a college essay. After nearly 15 years […]
Read More >Make the ordinary remarkable
The world’s largest Laundromat serves free pizza on Wednesday nights and free donuts on Sunday mornings. They have large TVs showing Univision and the Disney Channel (a majority of its customers are Spanish speakers who are there with their children). They offer free Wi-Fi, arcade games, and desks for kids to do homework. Carpeted, clean, […]
Read More >For parents: It’s not about you
Robert Wilonsky, father and a writer on the blog of the Texas Rangers, shares this in his recent article, Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister to sports parents: It’s about your child, not you. “If I had to pick out a key phrase [from my interview with Banister], it’s this one: If you talk to your child […]
Read More >Excuses vs. explanations
When you’ve dropped the ball in some way, whether or not it was your fault, there’s a difference between an excuse and an explanation. An excuse is a way of saying, “It’s not my fault!” It’s a request to be excused, a reason that you think you should be released from blame, obligation, or the need […]
Read More >The best in your world?
Are you the world’s best second-chair flutist, Key Club treasurer, or yearbook section editor? Probably not. There are too many people in the world to best all of them, or even to know for sure how you rate. But you can be the best in your world. What if you so excelled as the second-chair […]
Read More >Colleges: are your FAQ’s frequently-asked?
How often do you find an answer to your question on a company’s online FAQ section? For me, that answer is, “Almost never.” Instead of saying to the visitor, “Here are ten things many people who show up here want to know,” most FAQ sections read like they should be titled, “Here’s a bunch of stuff […]
Read More >The effective dose of college planning
Where is the line between taking a student’s college planning seriously, and taking it too seriously? One way to find that balance is to look for the effective dose. In pharmacology, the effective does of a medicine is the dose or amount needed to produce the desired effect. If you’ve got a headache, you’ll need to […]
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