Parke Muth is a former assistant dean of admission at University of Virginia, where he spent 18 years in the admissions office. Now, he’s out on his own as a college consultant and, thankfully, blogging regularly. Not surprisingly, this passage in his recent entry grabbed me: Virtually all the media attention and definitions of success […]
Read More >Five presentation lessons from a TED talk
Jamie Oliver’s TED Talk, Teach Every Child about Food, has absolutely nothing to do with college admissions. But for anyone who has to give presentations in front of audiences, there are several things Jamie does that any of us can learn from, whether or not we’re natural public speakers: 1. Get emotionally involved. You can’t […]
Read More >Don’t punish the masses
We used to offer a seminar for our Collegewise families called, “Surviving Senior Season.” We wanted to show our seniors how stress-free and successful their application season could be if they avoided common mistakes. We hoped that if we pointed out the negative effects of applying to too many reach schools, missing appointments, or not […]
Read More >Reduce stress, increase sanity
Meredith sent us this NPR piece today on reducing stress and promoting sanity among high school students. She pointed out that the written summary focused on a balanced and sane academic schedule as a viable stress solution, while the audio portion emphasized better time management skills. But both are worth a read/listen. I've always stressed that students should […]
Read More >Excuses don’t deserve acceptance
“I’ve been really busy.” “(Person of authority) doesn’t like me.” “There was traffic.” “My phone wasn’t charged.” “It’s all political…” “Nobody else in the group got a good result” “Everybody made the same mistake.” If you’re a high school student making excuses like this, stop. These aren’t the words of successful students who are going […]
Read More >Use a “procrastination pad”
From a Lifehacker entry: "Writing things down helps you remember them later, but it's also a great way to keep yourself from getting distracted. If you often find your mind wandering when it should be focused on the task at hand, keep a ‘procrastination pad’ to jot down those fleeting thoughts and look them up later."I've tried […]
Read More >How many daily hours of “deep work” do you do?
Mason Curry’s book Daily Rituals: How Artists Work studies the habits of 161 brilliantly creative people, from Beethoven to Maya Angelou to Benjamin Franklin. Study skills author and Georgetown computer science professor Cal Newport reviewd 25 of those profiled and estimated that they spent an average of 5.25 hours a day in deep work—time of […]
Read More >Earn customers’ attention
In the last week, I’ve gotten more than a dozen spam emails from businesses where I made purchases in the last year. I’m sure their thinking is, “The holidays are coming. We’ve got customers’ email addresses. Let’s send out some mass emails and increase our sales.” It might work in the short term. But it’s […]
Read More >You can give thanks, too
I’m thankful that I have a job I enjoy, doing work that I believe in with people that I genuinely like and respect. I have a family I love, friends who show up and a beautiful city to call home. My dog enthusiastically greets my wife and me every morning and never turns down a […]
Read More >Is a college degree still worth it?
The freakonomics blog has a discouraging statistic today for college-going students and their parents: As college students head back to the classroom this semester, a harsh reality confronts them — the rewards for the time, energy, and money that young people put into college are less than they were a decade ago. Since 2000, America’s young […]
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