Is a four-year college a good investment today? Here is Mark Cuban’s answer: If you pick the right one, yes. Kids should go to school. But you should only pick a school that you can graduate from with little or no debt. You don’t need a boat anchor of college debt killing your ability to […]
Read More >You might have to do it to figure it out
Author Dan Pink posted a video of his commencement address to Northwestern University graduates in which he argues that most successful people got that way by actually doing things rather than by charting one over-planned path to get there. This portion starts at about 10:20: Try this experiment. Find someone in his or her 40’s, […]
Read More >Predicting financial aid
Financial aid expert Mark Kantrowitz’s new site, edvisors.com, seems to continuously be adding more free information. Here’s a great section on how to estimate your financial aid eligibility before you apply.
Read More >Enjoyment makes perfect?
Here’s an interesting study exploring something many of us probably suspected already— while it’s a nice concept that we can be great at anything if we just diligently work at it enough, in reality, practice doesn’t always make perfect. I found it particularly interesting that 88% of elite-level performance is explained by factors other than […]
Read More >Experiencing failure in advance
Seth Godin’s post today about experiencing failure in advance is actually how many families approach the college admissions process. “What if my test scores don’t improve?” “Will USC say yes if I do more community service hours?” “If I get a ‘B’ in Spanish, will that hurt my chances at an Ivy League school?” Anticipating […]
Read More >Maximize and manage
Nearly all successful people have one skill that high school gives you a great training ground to develop—maximizing opportunities and managing around the rest. You may not get to take every class you want to take. You might have some teachers who are better than others. The availability of your high school counselor, the number […]
Read More >On demonstrating interest
For some colleges, an applicant’s demonstrated interest in the school can influence an admissions decision. But as their most recent blog entry points out: (1) the University of Virginia isn’t one of them, and (2) trying too hard to look interested isn’t a good admissions strategy, especially if you start to annoy admissions officers. Here’s […]
Read More >Just be authentic
We try to follow our own advice here at Collegewise. So it’s not surprising that whether we’re presenting ourselves to an audience, to a potential customer, or even to cyberspace on our website, we do what we tell our students to do in their college applications and essays—just be authentic. Some people disagree with us […]
Read More >Make matches moving forward
Matchmaking—finding the fit between a student and a college—is one of the best ways to ensure a less stressful, more successful college process. When you find colleges where you could be happy and successful, that fit your budget (or where you’re likely to receive need- or merit-based aid), and where your chances of admission are […]
Read More >Pick a slice
After I do one of our college essay seminars for a crowd, I’ll often meet students afterwards who are torn between potential stories for an essay. Their indecision usually sounds something like this: “One story would show my (insert strength or personality trait here), but the other shows my (insert a different strength or personality […]
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