Another great share from Wharton’s Adam Grant. In his podcast episode this week, “Become friends with your rivals,” Grant explores how even in those competitions that are zero sum, like Olympic marathon races, where there can only be one winner, rivals actually perform better when they help each other. My favorite clip: “Some competitions are […]
Read More >“I don’t know”
In her latest newsletter, University of Pennsylvania psychologist and author Angela Duckworth reminds us of the value of intellectual humility. “Don’t be afraid to admit what you don’t know. It’s a sign of strength, not weakness. Do engage with people with genuine intellectual humility. When you’re asked a question you haven’t considered before, consider it […]
Read More >You matter most
This piece from The Chicago Tribune’s Heidi Stevens, “What I want high school seniors to hear loud and clear, in the wake of the celebrity college cheating scandal,” should be required reading for all high school students and parents who have felt anxious, disheartened, or just plain beaten down by the competition for admission to […]
Read More >Run a namebranditis test
Do you have namebranditis, a condition causing those afflicted to fixate on prestigious colleges due only to their names (and to vague reasons like “it’s a great school”)? Here’s an easy test. Imagine that every school ranked in the US News Top 50 all decided overnight to adopt new names that bear no connection to […]
Read More >Is this worth it?
The newswires—and the college admissions community’s social media posts—were filled yesterday with the breaking story of a 25-million-dollar scheme to help wealthy parents buy their kids’ way into highly selective colleges, including Yale, Georgetown, and USC. A well-known private counselor was charged with running the racketeering scheme, and several Hollywood celebrities were also included in the indictment. And […]
Read More >Start a to-don’t list
Sticking with the theme from my post last week reminding readers that quitting isn’t inherently bad, Penn’s prolific professor of organizational psychology, Adam Grant, is back again with this article advocating the use of a “to don’t” list. And if you’re intrigued by the strategy, you might be interested to know that Grant isn’t the only […]
Read More >Know what you don’t know
For seniors making decisions about which college to attend, it might be helpful to acknowledge what you don’t know. For example, you don’t know if you’ll love being a biology major. You don’t know if you’ll get along with your roommate. You don’t know if you’ll miss home, or get a good internship next summer, […]
Read More >Advice on planning campus visits
“Visit your schools to get a feel for the campus!” It’s common college planning advice, but also difficult to follow. Depending on how many colleges you plan on visiting and the distance they are from your home, the process can be complex, expensive, and exhausting. If you’d like some advice on making the process more manageable, join […]
Read More >Will it get easier?
One of my high school classmates, a former basketball player who’s now an academic advisor at UNLV, celebrates his birthday every year with a new video—shared on social media—where he makes ten three-pointers in a row on a basketball court. I don’t know how many takes he needs to get ten in a row, but […]
Read More >“I learned it by watching you!”
In 1987, the Partnership for a Drug-Free America ran a commercial in which a father demands that his son reveal from whom he learned to do drugs. The teen finally blurts out, “I learned it by watching you!” I don’t know if the ad had any effect on its intended audience of parents, but most […]
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