From the blog of Marilee Jones, former dean of admissions at MIT: Let’s get real. If left to their own devices, how many teenagers would actually choose to spend their free time traveling a world away to do something for a few brief weeks for people in deep need who will go on living whether […]
Read More >The philosophy of great customer service
Principals, counselors, teachers, PTA presidents, students elected to leadership positions—we’re all serving our own customer constituencies. And I love Derek Sivers’ take on the philosophy of great customer service, especially given that he built a wildly successful company off simple principles that aren’t necessarily expensive to implement.
Read More >Following our own advice
On this blog I preach about the importance of communicating like a human being in college essays, written correspondence, and as author Dan Pink pointed out, emotionally intelligent signage. Yesterday, when I arrived to do a college essay seminar for Katie Konrad Moore’s Collegewise families, here are the signs that welcomed attendees:
Read More >Effort begets effort
Our new batch of Collegewise counselors just finished training this week. Like those who came before them, they were intensely focused and engaged, totally eager to take in as much as they could so they can get started right on Monday. They also reminded me that the more the crowd gives, the more they’ll get […]
Read More >Help students with apps by completing your own
Counselors, here’s how you might give more application-related advice to your students without necessarily spending more time to do so. 1. Complete applications for the 3-5 schools that are most popular with your student population. Not necessarily the most desirable or the most popular picks for “first choice,” but those that receive the most applications […]
Read More >It’s personal
Each time I train a new batch of Collegewise counselors and we get into discussions about their experiences as admissions officers, I’m reminded of how personal the admissions process really is. Not at every school—if all you have to do is submit a transcript and test scores, the highest numbers win. But if you’re listing […]
Read More >Tips from a college search expert
Collegewise counselor Katie Konrad Moore has helped over 500 kids find the right colleges. Here are three tidbits I took away from her great session yesterday for our new Collegewise counselors about how to guide students through the college search process: 1. The College List Wiki has great lists of colleges culled together by counselors and […]
Read More >How much do college essays matter?
We’re often asked by families how much weight the college essay carries in the admissions process, many of whom are wondering if a great essay can help a student overcome application weaknesses like grades or test scores that fall below the average for a particular college. The answer certainly depends on the college. While there’s […]
Read More >Welcome Kira Grant and Tom Barry to Collegewise
We’ve got two new counselors joining the Collegewise family today. First, meet Kira Grant, Director of our office in Tenafly New Jersey where she’ll be working with Nan Yuasa. Kira is a 2009 graduate of Cornell University where she interned in the admissions office and spent many semesters on the dean’s list. Her collegiate academic […]
Read More >Summer to-do’s for college applicants
Here’s a past post with a list of college application tasks you can complete over the summer. Your college deadlines may not be until later this fall or even early next spring. But there’s a lot you can do this summer to give yourself a relaxed head start without the pressure of looming deadlines or senior […]
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