I’ve written before that no matter how disappointed a student may be when a dream college says no, that feeling will be long gone four months later when the student moves into a dorm somewhere else. Students almost always find a way to eventually fall in collegiate love with a school that had the good […]
Read More >Collegewise is hiring!
We’re looking for the next group of college counselors to join our merry band here at Collegewise, with positions available in Chicago, Philadelphia, Southern California, and Washington DC/Northern Virginia. If you believe that the prestigious schools don’t have the market cornered on great experiences, if you believe the college admissions process can and should be enjoyable, […]
Read More >For private counselors: use process of elimination
When our Collegewise counselors help students find the right colleges, it’s a team-effort. We don’t just hand a student a list of colleges to apply to based on a few characteristics. Instead, we give them a “preliminary college list.” We teach them how to learn more about schools. Then we assign them a task to […]
Read More >Saying no to stress
Why is it that some people exude stress while others in a similar circumstance are calm, optimistic, and even cheerful? Whether it’s a big project, a standardized test, or a looming college admissions deadline, stress makes it harder to produce great work and impossible to enjoy the ride. And the relaxed folks often seem to […]
Read More >When financial aid deadlines differ
For students who are applying to college this fall, one of the most important tasks a parent can assist with is to visit the financial aid section of each college’s website and find the answers to these questions: 1. What’s required to apply for need-based aid? 2. What are the deadlines to submit those forms? […]
Read More >When chaos is family-made
The way that Jason Fried, founder and CEO of Basecamp, approaches business is a good model for not just how we try to approach our business at Collegewise, but also how we encourage families to approach the college admissions process. During a recent interview, Fried responded to this quote from Marc Andreessen, an entrepreneur and […]
Read More >Turn college into career prep
Many families want to draw a straight line between a college student’s major and his or her future career plans. If you’re one of those seventeen-year-olds who has already decided what you want to do with your life and you’re going to college intent on preparing for that goal, picking your school and major to […]
Read More >There is no perfect time
Many students wait until the last minute to work on college applications not because those applicants are lazy or aren’t taking their college process seriously, but because they just have too many pressing commitments that have to be dealt with today. If you have homework to complete, a test to study for, a softball practice […]
Read More >Join us for a free college admissions seminar
Our Collegewise counselors are offering free college admissions seminars in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington. We’ll be covering topics from how to plan for college, to how to prepare a great Common Application, to how to write a compelling college essay. You can access the schedules for the […]
Read More >You can’t break the Common App
During a recent advanced training session for our Collegewise counselors, Arun reminded us to tell our students, “You can’t break the Common App.” He mentioned it because when completing the application, some students get hung up on a particular question or section and stop working. They’re afraid they might accidentally submit the application before they […]
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