Here’s a New York Times article that appeared over the weekend explaining why counselors and colleges agree that applying to too many schools (many seniors are applying to over 20 colleges) is “a terrible idea.”
Read More >When more is not better
From Seth Godin’s blog yesterday: “One thing you’ll discover when you start pan roasting brussel sprouts or tomatoes (or running a theater or an airline, or just about anything for that matter) is that more is not always better.” The same goes for reach schools, materials with your applications, letters of recommendation, and supporting materials when applying […]
Read More >College interviews: when the bill arrives
I got an interesting question from a senior the other day. The alumni interviewer from one of her potential colleges contacted her and scheduled the interview at a local café (which is totally normal). Her question: “Should I offer to pay after we meet, or will that look like I’m just trying too hard?” This […]
Read More >What if it were against the law to talk about admissions topics?
Parents, imagine a state law had just been enacted that prohibited you from praising, critiquing, or even acknowledging anything about your student that would be listed on a college application. Your child’s grades, test scores, awards, number of community service hours completed—mention them to your kid or to anyone else, and you’d be officially breaking […]
Read More >Real lessons beat deep lessons
Too many students try to inject a meaningful life lesson into the story they share in their college essays. “Being on the tennis team taught me the importance of committing to my goals.” “My leadership position demonstrates that I work well with others.” “During my trip to France, I learned to appreciate different cultures.” There […]
Read More >Over-scheduling = under-impacting
Many of the happy and successful students we’ve worked with at Collegewise were more focused than they were busy. Rather than being distracted by too many activities, meetings, and other obligations, they focused their time and attention on the things that were most important to them. It’s those students, not the over-scheduled kids trying to […]
Read More >“I’ve been (financially) hurt before”
Here’s a financial aid mistake I’ve seen some parents make. They applied for financial aid when their first child was preparing to start college, and they didn’t get a favorable result (no aid at all, or all loans and no grants). Now they have a second or third student entering college, and they decide not […]
Read More >Consider financial fit
It wasn’t that long ago that families had to watch their students apply to college without actually knowing how much it would ultimately cost. Financial aid packages are awarded around the same time a student receives an offer of admission. So the choice of where to apply was a financial roll of the dice. That […]
Read More >Do you have any questions?
Students often ask our Collegewise counselors, “What questions should I ask during my college interview?” Our answer is almost always the same—are there things about this college that you’d genuinely like to know more about? Those are your questions. You’re sitting with someone who knows much more about this school than you do. If you’re […]
Read More >The simplest application advice
It’s so important that it bears repeating—when it comes to applications, before you worry about anything else, just follow the directions. One of our Collegewise counselors who previously worked at a very selective college reminded us this week of the importance of following directions when it comes to how many letters of recommendation to submit. […]
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