I’m often asked by fellow counselors if certificate programs in college counseling like those offered at UCLA and Berkeley are worth the time and expense. My feelings on the subject are not unlike how I feel when a parent asks if tuition at a particular college is “worth it.” First, what does “worth it” look […]
Read More >Summer application to-do list for seniors
The most common praise our Collegewise counselors get from their students is, “I was done with college applications before all my friends were.” One of the ways we help our students finish so early is to start the college application process over the summer. If you’re a senior (class of 2014) applying to college this […]
Read More >Five blogs for private counselors
Here are five blogs in my reader, all of which get frequent attention here for good reason. 1. 37signals37signals is a web-based software company. And while their company blog sometimes discusses coding and other subjects I don’t understand, they also write a lot about business and customer service. Their book, Rework, is excellent, too. 2. […]
Read More >Five ways to thrive at your part-time job
I’ve written before that I think every teenager should get a part-time job in high school. For those who’ve secured part-time employment, here are five ways to get the most out of your experience and actually do a great job. 1. Don’t treat it like a part-time job.Sure, this job isn’t your life (it is […]
Read More >Learning from the Times
Last week, The New York Times announced they were discontinuing The Choice blog. I'll admit that in the last 18 months, I’ve mentioned to counselors at Collegewise that I thought The Choice had gone downhill. When I found a particularly useful entry, like the financial aid Q & A with Mark Kantrowitz, I shared […]
Read More >Welcome Rhiannon Schade to Collegewise
The Garden State is about to sprout a Collegewise office, as we’ve just officially hired Rhiannon Schade to open our Short Hills, New Jersey office. Who is Rhiannon?Rhiannon graduated summa cum laude from UC Santa Cruz (go Banana Slugs!), where she was also quite the intrepid tour guide (she even won an award for her […]
Read More >Resources for high school counselors
In 2009, we put together a list of our favorite college admissions resources and gave it to high school counselors at a conference where we were presenting. I just updated it, added a few new resources, and deleted some old ones that don't exist anymore. It's here, free to use and pass around, for counselors, […]
Read More >Says who?
“Getting into college is stressful.” “Prestigious colleges are the best colleges.” “You have to go to an Ivy League school to be successful.”“This process isn’t supposed to be fun.” Really? Says who? Steve Jobs would tell you those “rules” came from people who are no smarter than you. You can change your process. You can […]
Read More >Find something to look forward to
College planning can be a lot more enjoyable if you just find things to look forward to. Picking your school from a list of acceptances, moving into a dorm, meeting new friends, geeking out over engineering projects, taking road trips, discovering your talents, cheering at football games, talking poetry with other English majors, running for […]
Read More >Understanding people is understanding business
I just finished training our incredible new batch of Collegewise counselors. Before the last day of training, they had a homework assignment–watch Simon Sinek's 18-minute Ted talk. Sinek argues that the great leaders and organizations of the world, like Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright Brothers, all think, act and communicate in the exact same way, but […]
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