I've given hundreds of presentations in the fourteen years since I started Collegewise. And I’ve probably sat through nearly as many as either a willing audience member or as one speaker on a docket of multiple speakers for an evening. I’ve written before (here and here) about how to give a great presentation. But here […]
Read More >You can’t worry your way in
Seniors who have submitted their applications and are waiting on admissions news have two options: (1) Worry incessantly over which colleges will say yes. (2) Accept that it’s out of your hands now, and have enough faith in yourself to know that you’ll learn, work hard and have fun wherever you go. My advice is […]
Read More >Standardized test planning
Paul Kanarek, General Manager of Collegewise, knows more about standardized tests and how to help kids manage them than anyone I've ever met. So every year, I share this piece he wrote with The Princeton Review about which tests to take and when to take them. Always review your test plans with your high school […]
Read More >Final exam prep
Cal Newport’s Five Mistakes to Avoid During Finals was written for college students, but the tips seem just as applicable for high school exam prep, too.
Read More >Facebook flubs
I’ve written before that high school kids should lock down their Facebook profiles so their teen thoughts and photos aren’t available for all the online world to see. But that’s good advice for adults, too. Today, one of our counselors saw a competitor’s Facebook page that is completely open to the public. It wasn't damaging, […]
Read More >The roots of successful careers
I’ve written before about the benefits of part-time jobs for high school students. Harvey Mackay is the author of seven New York Times best-sellers and the owner of a $110 million envelope business that employs over 600 people. Back in high school, he got his first job delivering newspapers (which required him to get up at 2:30 in the […]
Read More >For parents: Hovering hinders learning
Some parents resent the term “helicopter parent” and insist that they just want the best for their kids. Given the investment many parents make on behalf of their students, it’s not unreasonable that some parents want to maintain some control over just what the benefactor of that investment is doing while away at college. There […]
Read More >Are you getting to or having to?
Do you spend your days doing things that you have to do, or things that you get to do? Happy and successful people seem to lean heavily towards "get to do." And this is as much about attitude as it is about what they’re actually doing. For high school students, yes, you have to be […]
Read More >For FAFSA help
Senior families should file the FAFSA as soon as possible. If you have questions or are looking for help, here are two good resources: 1. Here’s the FAFSA section of finaid.org’s FAQ’s. 2. Kalman Chany’s Paying for College without Going Broke has line-by-line instructions for filling out the FAFSA.
Read More >Did you really learn “leadership lessons”?
Holding leadership positions in high school organizations is great experience. You learn about the joys and challenges of being in charge, working with people, and managing the interests of your organization. But I’ve met far fewer high school students who actually took steps to learn how to be great at it. “Participating in student government […]
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