I have several friends who never seem to feel stressed about their jobs. They don’t bring work home literally or emotionally. They don’t work evenings or weekends. It’s not that they don’t care or that they don’t work hard while they’re on the job. And it’s not because they somehow managed to find perfect jobs […]
Read More >Consumer Reports recommends…
Consumer Reports just did a review of Mark Kantrowitz’s website, Edvisors.com. The site, which shares free information about paying for college, isn’t perfect in its layout or ease of use. But as the article points out, there are far more plusses than there are minuses. And the biggest plus is the wealth of free expert […]
Read More >Measuring potential
Parents, would you rather your student: Get an A in chemistry with the help of a tutor, or get a part-time job entirely on her own? Have high SAT scores, or have the personal skills to have a mature conversation with an adult? Be the one with the skills to start at tailback, or be […]
Read More >Opportunities for opportunity
Back in college before he co-founded Twitter, Biz Stone had a part-time job moving heavy boxes in a storage facility for a major publisher. Back in high school, Biz had taught himself a bit about graphic design and photoshop. One day while the art department was out to lunch, Biz found a package about to […]
Read More >It’s not their job
When I was seventeen, our high school soccer team’s uniforms looked like they’d been to war and back. I wanted to do something about it, so I read several books on fundraising for high school organizations. I decided that running a car wash in which we also secured individual sponsorships based on how many cars […]
Read More >Career advice for high school students
Cal Newport’s latest blog entry shares some great advice courtesy of Mike Rowe, Host of The Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs. They both agree that passion isn’t something that you follow. It follows you as you put in hard work to get better and contribute to the world. So people who spend months (and years) looking for […]
Read More >Learn from baby talk
I’m at the age where many of my friends are having kids. And I’ve noticed than whenever someone posits a theory about child-rearing they’ve recently discovered, one they’re certain will ensure that their kid sleeps, behaves, eats, etc., the more experienced parents in the room always express some version of, “Yeah, good luck with that.” […]
Read More >Overparenting during college admissions
Madeline Levine, a psychologist with 30 years of experience, is also the co-founder of Challenge Success, an organization that believes that our society has become too focused on grades, test scores and performance instead of helping our kids become resilient, successful, meaningful contributors for the 21st century. Here’s how she defines overparenting (from an interview […]
Read More >What would you want said about you?
When applicants consider which teachers to approach to write their letters of recommendation, we recommend that they pick teachers who can tell their academic story behind the grade, who can comment on their genuine interest in the subject and level of participation in class. Not surprisingly, it’s a lot easier to think of teachers who […]
Read More >Find the why before you’re asked
Our Collegewise counselors spent yesterday morning discussing application short-answer questions—those essay prompts of 150-300 words, one of the most common of which is some version of “Why do you want to attend this college?” Those of us who’ve worked in admissions all agreed that the worst responses come from students who rely on vague generalities […]
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