Seth Godin’s recent blog entry discusses how he has thought of his career as a series of projects, not jobs. Rather than just listing titles and roles on a resume, he’s approached each job as an opportunity to create, initiate, change, or otherwise get something done and make an impact. The jobs were simply the […]
Read More >When you need less advice
If you ask multiple people to give you feedback about your college essays, you’re likely to get different and potentially conflicting opinions. A high school student approached me after a speech this week and wanted my opinion about which version of her college essay was the better choice. Her high school counselor liked one, her […]
Read More >What’s motivating you?
Some kids make nearly all their decisions in high school based on what they think will get them into a good college. Other kids work hard because they want to learn, and choose activities they enjoy without measuring those choices against what they believe a prestigious college wants. The second group isn’t just usually happier—they […]
Read More >Start there
It’s easy for a student to dive right into a college application (or the Common Application for schools that accept it) without ever closely reading the instructions on the “How to Apply” page. But that’s always a mistake. Colleges are usually very clear about their application requirements. When’s the deadline? What’s the latest SAT/ACT administration […]
Read More >Speaking in the Seattle area July 15
I’ll be speaking in Bellevue, Washington on Tuesday, July 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the South Bellevue Community Center. Here’s the information: Secrets of College Admissions This seminar will help families separate college admissions fact from fiction and enjoy the college process a little more. We’ll discuss grades, test scores, activities, and everything else colleges […]
Read More >Get bleak to feel positive
Imagine you were told today that you (or for parents, your kid) would never be able to go to college. That opportunity is gone, and it is never coming back. You’ll never move into a dorm. You’ll never get to choose your classes or your major. You’ll never get to spend those four years learning, […]
Read More >Five guidelines for parents of college applicants
If I could pick just five pieces of advice to share with parents of college applicants, they would be the following: 1. Do your most important job well. 2. Don’t help with the essays. 3. Seriously, don’t help with the essays. 4. Make this pledge to your kids. 5. Enjoy this time. (Warning: the video is a tearjerker for parents.)
Read More >Being busy vs. getting things done
Tim Ferris, author of The 4-hour Workweek, shares a few good productivity tips in this post. I don’t necessarily agree with everything Ferris writes, but his over-arching point here is a good one. Just because you’re busy doesn’t mean you’re getting anything important done. As he writes: If you consistently feel the counterproductive need for […]
Read More >Write it like you would say it
Jason Fried over at Basecamp shared his favorite example of a website with a great FAQ today—Saddleback Leather. It also happens to be a site I wrote about back in 2011 as an example of great writing. What I like best about the FAQ and really the entire site is that it’s written by a […]
Read More >Free college admissions seminars this summer
Our Collegewise counselors are giving free college admissions seminars in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Washington. We work really hard to organize and deliver these, and families always tell us that they leave feeling much better about their college admissions process than they did when they arrived. All of the details are […]
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