"Does it look good if…?” "Does it look bad if…?" Successful college applicants don’t spend a lot of time asking either of those questions. And even if they know the answers, those students still don’t change what they want to do. A successful student who wants to take a poetry class over the summer is […]
Read More >The Collegewise counselors are in
If you're among the 5,000 attendees at the NACAC conference in Toronto right now, stop by our booth and say hello. We're hard to miss (left to right: Teri, Chelsea, Katherine, Arun and Breanne).
Read More >Look outside of high school, too
Your high school likely has lots of choices of activities you can try—sports, clubs, drama, music. And plenty of students find the activity fulfillment they need right there on campus. But if nothing at your high school seems quite right for you, look outside. There are plenty of things you can do in your local […]
Read More >Parents: start preparing kids for independence now
I keep seeing news stories about helicopter parents hovering over their college grads’ job searches, from ghost-writing cover letters, to following up after resumes have been sent, to actually showing up at the interview with their kids. I’m usually sympathetic to even the most highly-strung parents because it’s not an easy job. But the […]
Read More >Getting real about highly-selective college admissions
Marilee Jones, former dean of admissions at MIT, wrote a great blog entry entitled, “Getting Real About Getting That Leg-Up in the Ivy + Application Pool.” It focuses on the common practiice of parents sending kids to high-priced summer programs in the hopes it will somehow turn into an admissions advantage, but it's a good […]
Read More >Update on our Common App guide
Arun and I had originally intended to have our updated Common App guide for sale within two weeks of the new application’s August 1 release. Clearly, we didn’t hit that deadline. I’ve gotten lots of emails asking when our new guide will be ready, and I now feel confident in reporting that we will release […]
Read More >Where to go first for college information
College applicants have plenty of places to go for information about applying, getting in and paying for college. But the only sure way to make sure you’re getting the best advice is to visit the websites of the colleges that interest you. Here are a few examples of the helpful (and accurate) information applicants can […]
Read More >Don’t write it if you wouldn’t say it
I have never once met a teenager who chose to describe herself by comparing elements of her personality to the various shoes in her closet. I’ve never met one who talked about the various items in her room, or described a family vacation to Paris as “culturally enlightening,” or who claimed that volleyball taught him […]
Read More >Preparing for the NACAC conference
Our counselors will be heading to Toronto next week to attend the annual NACAC (National Association for College Admissions Counseling) conference. We’ll be hosting a booth in the exhibitor fair right next to The Princeton Review’s and if you’re there, too, I hope you’ll stop by and say hello. To get us in the spirit, […]
Read More >Three daily college prep questions
GPAs, test scores, accolades and awards are measurements colleges will use to evaluate you. But those measurements aren’t necessarily an accurate measure of whether or not your efforts are worthwhile. Here are three daily questions high school students can ask themselves, the answers to which are entirely in your control. Put in the time and […]
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