I’ve written several posts (here’s one, and another) on the value of eliminating distractions and doing focused work. And one of the most crucial steps towards distraction-free focus is to stop multi-tasking. For more on that topic, here’s a great guest post on the Harvard Business Review. What I like best is that rather than promising to […]
Read More >For financial aid research
One of the best sources for information about particular colleges’ financial aid offerings is The College Navigator, which I profiled in a past post. If you’re the type of college researcher who wants to dig into specifics like the average amount of aid for each school, how that aid is distributed (grants, loans, work study), and how […]
Read More >Don’t hide behind words
In his recent internal announcement of the company’s plans to layoff 18,000 workers, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella began his email: Last week in my email to you I synthesized our strategic direction as a productivity and platform company.” It’s possible that sentence is meaningful to someone in the tech industry. But all signs point to […]
Read More >Speaking in Dubai July 19
Here’s yet another item on the list of amazing things we get to do now as part of Princeton Review: Arun will be speaking in Dubai on Saturday, July 19 from 10 a.m. – noon. All the details and the registration form are here.
Read More >Take more out of college
If you want to get more out of college, take more out of college. Back in May, I shared the recent 2014 Gallup Poll, “It’s Not ‘Where’ You Go To College, But ‘How’ You Go To College” which showed no difference in college graduates’ workplace engagement or well-being whether they attended a college that was […]
Read More >We’re growing on both coasts
We’ve got three fantastic new counselors starting at Collegewise this week whom I’m excited to introduce: First, meet Emily Hayden, Collegewise counselor in New York City. While earning a masters in school counseling from Columbia University, Emily spent a year in the college counseling office at The Beacon School in Manhattan where she not only […]
Read More >Get to Yes
The concept I come back to over and over here is that where you go to college matters much less than what you do while you are there. And while there’s no one-size-fits-all checklist of things to do in college that will turn you into a successful college grad, I think any student who spent […]
Read More >Earn trust by taking charge
Many students I’ve met feel frustrated during the college admissions process because their parents don’t seem to trust them to handle it. Parents stand over their students, suggesting colleges, offering ideas for essay topics, and even taking on the role of a project manager to make sure that nothing slips by during this crucial time. […]
Read More >What’s your back-up plan?
If you didn’t get into the colleges you most want to attend, what’s your back-up plan? Do you have a slam-dunk safety school that (a) you know will admit you, and (b) you know you could pay for with limited financial aid? Would you attend a community college? Would you take a year off and […]
Read More >Work like crazy
Ten years ago, after multiple delays and cancellations, my parents were desperately trying to get an airport gate agent to help them and their luggage make a connection so they could get to my brother’s wedding. The first agent clicked her keyboard for 30 seconds and told them there was nothing she could do. A […]
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