The classes you take and the grades you earn are more important than the GPA that appears on your transcript. I’m training two new Collegewise counselors who, between them, have worked in admissions at three different colleges. And not surprisingly, they compared past admissions notes and revealed that their former admissions offices each used a […]
Read More >Welcome Curt Dircks and Leigh Weissman to Collegewise
Today, we’re welcoming two new counselors to the Collegewise family—Curt Dircks in New York City, and Leigh Weissman in Redondo Beach, California. Curt Dircks College Counselor – New York, New York After joining the admissions office of Mercy College in 2011, Curt quickly ascended the ranks and later joined Hofstra University as the assistant dean […]
Read More >When boring turns interesting
Cal Newport shares a good quote in his recent blog entry, courtesy of composer and artist John Cage: “If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.” Discounting something as boring too quickly ruins […]
Read More >What will matter then
This week’s entry on the University of Virginia’s blog includes a video of families helping their kids from the UVA class of 2018 move into their new dorms. It’s full of kids and parents who, while sad to say goodbye, are happy and excited about their kids’ upcoming college adventures. What it doesn’t mention is: […]
Read More >Five immutable rules of college applications
If you’re unsure of the best strategies to follow for successful college applications, start by following these five immutable rules: 1. Follow directions. You can avoid many common application mistakes by just following the directions. I know—this sounds like one of those obvious pieces of advice. But with the stress of college admissions and the […]
Read More >“How was school today?”
After every meeting we have with a Collegewise student, we not only send them home with a to-do list, but we also email the parent a copy of the list. We do this because there are things that need to get done with college applications, and the to-do lists keep that process manageable for us and […]
Read More >No one size fits all
Very few strategies in college planning are universally correct for everyone. I don’t think it’s a good idea to write a college essay about how traumatizing it was when your pet cat, Fluffy, passed away when you were seven. But are there some students who, whether by circumstance or sheer writing chops, could pull it […]
Read More >It’s all going to be OK
I had a reunion with my three closest college friends last weekend, all of whom have kids who will be starting junior high school soon. When the conversations drifted towards paying for college, choosing future high schools, and assessing their kids’ academic strengths and weaknesses, my advice to them is the same I would give […]
Read More >Just look happy to be there
I’ve done close to a thousand presentations in my professional career, the majority of them in front of high school students and/or parents. And as anyone who’s spoken in front of a crowd can tell you, you notice which audience members seem genuinely happy to be there. Even if they never take a note or […]
Read More >Punch worthy
From a lecture Warren Buffet gave at Norte Dame in 1991: “You’d get very rich if you thought of yourself as having a card with only twenty punches in a lifetime, and every financial decision used up one punch. You’d resist the temptation to dabble. You’d make more good decisions and you’d make more big […]
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