Some common college admissions behaviors are guaranteed to induce stress for even the best parents. Here are my top five. Consider these my recommended “don’ts” during this process. 1. Lose all perspective. Treat the college admissions process like Navy SEAL training where only the strongest, highest achieving, most unrelentingly resilient can hope to survive and […]
Read More >For private counselors: step into students’ shoes
The best independent counselors know that the only way to be an expert is to commit to learning everything they can about admissions and counseling. But that learning isn’t limited to books, blogs, and conferences. In fact, one of the best ways to become a better counselor is to regularly put yourself in your students’ […]
Read More >For parents: On demanding certainty
Parents often ask our Collegewise counselors, “How can my student pick colleges? He doesn’t even know what he wants to do yet.” It’s a fair question. And I understand why some parents are uncomfortable with our answer when we tell them this is normal, that many 17-year-olds we meet are unsure of their future career, […]
Read More >Make your own valuable lessons
Some of the most clichéd college essay topics involve “learning valuable lessons.” Basketball taught me the value of committing to my goals. Through community service, I learned the importance of helping people. My leadership position taught me that I can work well with others. It’s not that sports, community service, or leadership positions can’t be […]
Read More >Making the most of it
Making the most of an opportunity or experience is a lot different from getting the most from it. Successful people focus more on the making than they do on the getting. Let’s say you have an opportunity to play for one of the best coaches in your sport. This experience won’t last forever. What are […]
Read More >Saying vs. living
A friend asked me recently how much time we spend talking about company culture at Collegewise. The answer is that we spend a lot less time talking about it than we do trying to live it. Company culture isn’t something you can make. Culture makes itself based on what you actually do. It’s a bi-product of […]
Read More >Do you still need a college to attend this fall?
For seniors who still need a college to attend this fall, approximately 220 colleges and universities still have openings, financial aid, and housing available to qualified freshmen for the Fall 2015 semester. To see the list, visit the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s (NACAC’s) annual College Openings Update here. The annual release of this list is […]
Read More >For parents: it’s the little things
Last week, a member of a parent listserv shared an email her 16-year-old neighbor had sent out pitching her babysitting services for this summer. My wife and I are in the market for a babysitter, so the message caught our attention. The email itself was clear and well-written. She’s got great qualifications for a teen—first […]
Read More >Keep playing hard
There are no guarantees in the college admissions process. You can take the risk of challenging yourself in an AP class and you might not get an A. You can try out for the school play or varsity tennis or the jazz band and still not get picked. You can volunteer for over a hundred […]
Read More >Bigger than the work
If nine students get A’s in English class, how can one get a much stronger letter of recommendation than the others? How can a private counselor with the same or even less experience than her competitors get twice as many referrals? If 10 other applicants have similar grades, test scores, and qualifications, how does one get […]
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