I’ve often said that college interviews are a lot like first dates. Bathe beforehand. Dress well but comfortably. And most importantly, do your part to have an interesting conversation. Don’t just sit there and make the other person do all the work. But it’s worth mentioning that like first dates, when it comes to college […]
Read More >To help kids succeed, parent them less
Paul Tough, author of How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character, argues that for kids to be successful, those traits mentioned in the title are more important than a high IQ or good test scores. He also found that parents eventually need to allow their kids to find their own way, to occasionally […]
Read More >How admissions offices should communicate
I wish every college admissions office were as open and clear as the University of Virginia is on its blog. This post about how they view test scores isn't just a recitation of their official, formal policy. They’re coming right out and telling applicants how the policy actually works in practice. It reads like a real […]
Read More >Need last-minute essay help?
If you’ve written (or are still writing) your college essays and would like some Collegewise feedback, we’re now enrolling 20 students in “College Essays with Collegewise.” You’ll get essay feedback from me and from one of our editors. All of the work will be done over email, not face-to-face, so it doesn’t matter where you […]
Read More >When Twitter and Facebook aren’t your friends
Breanne shared this article with us from the New York Times about colleges turning away applicants because of inappropriate Tweets or Facebook posts. This is one of those realities that I've noticed many students are unwilling to accept. No, colleges don't necessarily have formal policies that encourage admissions officers to look for you online. But does it happen? All the […]
Read More >A better way to thank people in a presentation
Conferences, fundraisers, and other events often have one thing in common—the presenter spends a good chunk of time thanking seemingly everyone who had any involvement at all. When the thanks take up too much time, it loses the audience’s attention and can even come off as inappropriately self-congratulatory for the organization putting it all together. […]
Read More >What makes great leaders great?
Jim Collins, a former Stanford Business School professor, and his research staff spent four years studying the secrets behind the greatest companies and the leaders who helped them get that way. His findings on leadership are particularly valuable for anyone in charge, from the president of a university to a high school English dept. chairperson […]
Read More >Where high school students have it great
As they describe in their TED Talk, Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work, the leaders at 37signals believe that for most employees, the office is a constant stream of interruptions and not a place where real work can get done. That’s why their employees have the option to work remotely, whether that’s at home, at a coffee shop, […]
Read More >Collegewise keeps growing (up)
As of today, we're on the homepage of The Princeton Review. (That would have been hard to picture 14 years ago when I started Collegewise out of my apartment.)
Read More >When admissions anxiety is just silly
We make every effort to stay in touch with our Collegewise students after they leave for college. But eventually, they move on from being college kids to living life as adults in the real world. And every now and then, we'll get an attack of “What ever happened to…?” That’s why yesterday I picked 20 […]
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