Many international students applying to US universities have questions about curriculum, test scores, English requirements, and more. Join Collegewise counselors and international admissions experts, Tim Townley and Monica Brown, for a free webinar: College Admissions for International Students Monday, May 18 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. EST (show in my time zone) RSVP *Attendance is […]
Read More >We’re hiring in Irvine, California
Our Irvine, California, office is hiring 1-2 part-time assistants (we call them “college coaches”) to help us take great care of the families who’ve hired us and to keep our office running smoothly during our busy senior season. This job is part administrative, part counseling, part tutoring, and part customer service, and we will never […]
Read More >More silence = better conversation
Being a good listener is like flossing your teeth—just about everybody knows it’s worth doing, but far fewer people are able to do it consistently. We’ve learned after counseling thousands of families for over 15 years that one of the best things a counselor can do—whether you’re finding out what kind of help a family […]
Read More >Life at Collegewise: snippets
One of the ideas that came from our company meet-up in Austin was to have our version of an employee handbook that clarified things like our policies. We’ve never been a place that wanted or needed rules to legislate our every move, but as our company has grown, it’s become more important for us to […]
Read More >Scholarship search tool
In addition to offering the web’s best collection of free advice about saving and paying for college, Mark Kantrowitz’s organization, Edvisors, also has a nifty (and free) scholarship search tool here.
Read More >Initiating vs. responding
Tom Rath’s new book, Are You Fully Charged?: The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life, isn’t about college admissions. But any teenager who followed the advice would be happier, more successful, and a lot more appealing to colleges. I’ve written many times before about the difference between just being busy and making an […]
Read More >Do great work today
Too many high school students rely on other people picking, naming, or electing them to something before they do great work. Why wait? You don’t need to get elected to be a leader. You don’t need to get picked for the AP class to excel in the subject. You don’t need a position or a spot or any chosen […]
Read More >Help wanted in Austin, Texas
Our Austin, Texas, office is hiring a part-time assistant counselor to work this summer and fall. If you live in the Austin area and would like to be a part of our mission to make college admissions more enjoyable for kids and parents, we would love to hear from you. All the details are here.
Read More >Observe behavior, then act accordingly
When I attended my first party as a new pledge in my college fraternity, a few older members were acting like stereotypical drunken buffoons, yelling at pledges and generally embarrassing themselves. A member I really liked and admired (who went on to become a successful pediatrician) motioned to the bad examples and said to me: “Kevin, I […]
Read More >Important today…or tomorrow?
I personally counseled students at Collegewise from 1999 to 2006. And several times a year since I stopped, I’ll wonder about whatever happened to a particular student. Thanks to Google, that answer is never far away. During these searches, I’ve yet to find one former student who doesn’t appear to be gainfully employed. But more […]
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