There’s a great Seinfeld episode where George Costanza, convinced that every instinct he’s ever had has been wrong, decides instead to start doing the opposite. It works. George is paranoid, neurotic, and insecure. The opposite for him is actually a better George. Most cover letters are bland. They all say the same thing. This kid […]
Read More >Five interview tips
Whether you’re interviewing for a job at Baskin Robbins or an admission to Princeton, here are five interview tips to help you do your best. 1. Consider ahead of time what you’d like to talk about. What would you like to talk about if it were up to you? If you were given that opportunity, […]
Read More >SAT or ACT? How to decide
Patrick O'Connor, Associate Dean of College Counseling at Cranbrook-Kingswood School, adds healthy doses of both sanity and perspective to his college admissions articles on the Huffington Post like Testing, Testing: Some Ground Rules About the ACT and SAT. I would, however, offer different advice than that of O'Connor when asked, “Which test should I take […]
Read More >Financial aid FAQs
Here are ten of the most common questions I get about financial aid and scholarships, and my answers to each. 1. Should we bother to apply if we don’t think we’ll qualify? Probably, but here’s the litmus test. If a family cannot write a check for the full cost of their student’s college education next […]
Read More >A helpful tool for planning college visits
Tripit is a free travel planning tool I’ve been trying recently. Any travel confirmation email you receive—for flights, hotels, rental cars, etc.—you forward to your Tripit account and it automatically organizes the information into a handy itinerary that you can access remotely. It’s a lot easier than copying and pasting text from confirmation emails into […]
Read More >Get to know your counselor
A 2010 study by the Gates Foundation suggests a majority of high school students believe their guidance counselors don’t give them sufficient advice about colleges or careers. Half of those surveyed rated their counselors “poor or fair” at helping students with the college application process. Nearly half said their counselors made them feel “like I […]
Read More >Don’t look for the formula
I had an interesting conversation with a Stanford grad last night who told me he thinks too many kids believe there’s a magic formula to getting into schools like Stanford, that you just have to find the desired combination of GPA, test scores and activities to get admitted. He mentioned that the students he met in college were […]
Read More >Work study might help you get more out of college
I always advise that families check “yes” to the FAFSA question about whether or not you want to be considered for loans or work study. You won’t decrease your chances of getting free grants or scholarships. You can always decline the loans or work study if you don’t want them. And in addition to these […]
Read More >Who should establish relationships with teachers?
Question I got from a parent today: Do you have any advice about how I can build good relationships with my son’s high school teachers? He struggles academically and I want to make sure he gets enough attention. My answer: Help your son develop his own relationships with his teachers. It’s good for parents to […]
Read More >The right kind of control freak
It’s not necessarily bad to be a control freak during college admissions planning. But it’s important to be the right kind. There are lots of components of the college process that you can only influence, but never completely control. You don’t control whether or not you get straight A’s. You can and should set goals […]
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