If you ask a qualified college counselor if you have a good chance of admission at one of those highly-selective colleges US News loves to place atop their rankings list, here's the correct answer: No. You have a terrible chance of admission. And any private counselor who tells you that he or she can dramatically […]
Read More >Welcome Meredith Graham–a Fighting Scot–to Collegewise
I'm especially excited to welcome Meredith Graham to Collegewise today, and it's not just because she was a Fighting Scot. As we chose where to open our new offices for 2013, we decided to put a trio of them in the Boston area. Meredith completes that trio, joining Tim and Sara as each opens an […]
Read More >When real humans connect
I'm training our new batch of Collegewise counselors this week, and I just shared a story Arun told me years ago about his time in admissions at the University of Chicago and Caltech. He would always take some ribbing from his fellow admissions officers for seemingly always lobbying just a bit harder for Eagle Scouts. […]
Read More >Welcome Teri Kuwahara and Katherine Folkman to Collegewise
Southern Californian families now have even more options for Collegewise counseling, as today I'm excited to announce that Teri Kuwahara and Katherine Folkman have joined forces to open Collegewise – South Bay this month. Who are Teri and Katherine? Teri has spent the last six years directing Palos Verdes High School's College and Career Center. […]
Read More >Outcome detachment
Less than ten hours from now as I write this, I'll be starting a 5-day training for our newest Collegewise counselors from Massachusetts and New York. I've spent a lot of time preparing for this. I've reviewed and updated every piece of material. I've made improvements to past trainings that I think will make this […]
Read More >On sensitive college essay topics
We're often asked whether or not it's a good idea for a student to discuss a sensitive issue like depression, drug dependency or an eating disorder in a college essay. Our first response is always to remind students that this is their college essay and if they feel strongly about sharing something, they should probably […]
Read More >No class required…just read the book
My friend who's a lawyer has been attending training sessions at work to learn how to write shorter, more effective communication pieces. The workshop showed how a legal brief can be trimmed by half its original length when it’s well written and devoid of unnecessary wordiness. Effective writing is effective everywhere, no matter what you […]
Read More >For private counselors: Are you committed to the fit?
We’ve learned at Collegewise that the best way to make our customers happy is to enroll people who are predisposed to love what we do and how we do it. That means we’ll turn away families we don’t feel are good fits for our program. If we’re not confident that we can be successful together, […]
Read More >Consistency
Many families ruin their college admissions process by focusing on one day—when the decision from a first choice college arrives. A Yes and they celebrate what feels like a just reward for all the student’s work. A No, and they use words like “devastated.” Here’s the thing—that one particular day doesn’t matter much in the […]
Read More >Be solution-oriented
Some people are problem-oriented. They point out what didn't go right. They'll give every reason why an idea won't work. They don't take responsibility for anything but have no trouble pointing the finger and blaming someone else. It's one thing to be a realist and want to focus on the facts. It's another thing to […]
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