According to a little research project undertaken by Jay Mathews at the Washington Post, there are approximately 30,500 high schools in the United States. And in an endearingly Collegewise-nerdy project undertaken by my colleague, Arun, there are approximately 30,000 spots available in the combined freshman classes of the schools listed in the top 20 of […]
Read More >Welcome Sara Kratzok to Collegewise
The Northeast is about to get even more Collegewise soon, as we’ve just hired Sara Kratzok to open our second office in the Boston area. Who’s Sara? Since graduating from Wellesley College in 2006, Sara has worked as an associate director of college counseling at a charter school, an admissions reader and later an […]
Read More >Advice for selecting courses
There's some good insight on The Choice blog this morning from a dean of admissions about how to select high school courses. If you're planning your classes for next year, it's worth checking out his advice.
Read More >It’s not where you go
High school senior Kevin Cao was admitted to Princeton, Stanford and Harvard, but decided to attend the University of Virginia. So many people in his life were surprised by the decision that he wrote a publicly posted essay entitled, “Why I Chose UVA.” The press picked up on it, and the attention that followed made […]
Read More >More advice for (hopeful) leaders
Seth Godin's post today has some great advice for just about anyone who'd like to have more impact. You don't need to have a leadership position or a boss who gives you the OK. You just need to: Do it [get things done and create change] on purpose Tell stories that resonate with those in […]
Read More >The best way to leave a legacy
Jim Collins, a professor at Stanford Business School, argues in Good to Great that the great leaders who built enduring companies wanted the company to thrive long after they were gone. To accomplish that goal, they went to great lengths to choose and train their successors. Ensuring the enduring greatness of their company was more […]
Read More >Bring your traits with you
My younger brother is a Harvard grad who also rowed for Harvard’s legendary men’s crew coach, Harry Parker. As my brother pointed out on his blog today, during Harry’s 53 years as a coach at Harvard, he’s had 21 undefeated regular seasons, eight official national championships and eight more unofficial national championships. He also has […]
Read More >Affordability is part of fit
I preach a lot on the value of the right college fit. A school where a student will be happy is also where she will be most likely to take full advantage of what’s available to her while she’s there. That’s why it doesn’t matter to me whether it’s the most famous college in the […]
Read More >For seniors who still need colleges
If you still need a college to attend this fall, NACAC just released their 2013 Space Availability Survey listing 210 colleges that still have space, financial aid and housing available for qualified students. According to the survey, 28% of the colleges are public, 72% are private. Don't believe people who tell you that it's impossible […]
Read More >Improve your positive to negative ratio
According to psychologist Marcial Losada, negative interactions have more lasting effect than do positive ones. In fact, Losada’s research showed that it takes three positive comments, experiences, or expressions to overcome the lasting effects of one negative interaction. That means if you want to have a good relationship with a teacher, counselor, club member, teammate, […]
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