Every episode of Bridezillas shows brides at their worst—obsessed with planning the perfect wedding to their exact specifications and, as the show’s website describes, “…willing to do whatever it takes to get it, no matter the consequences!” They’re neurotic, demanding, and seemingly incapable of enjoying what could be an exciting time leading up to their […]
Read More >Get advice from the right sources
I’ve written before about how important it is to get your college admissions advice from people who know what they’re talking about. Admissions officers, high school counselors and qualified private counselors know a lot more about how to find, get into, and pay for college than your friends and neighbors do. Rob Franek at The Princeton Review recently […]
Read More >Parental expectations
Parents, imagine you’d spent three years working on a challenging project at work that, if successful, would lead to a promotion to your dream job. The success or failure of the project would be viewed by your co-workers, family and friends as a measurement of your job performance. And the bosses who would judge your […]
Read More >For private counselors: Ask families for admissions updates
Good private counselors want to know their students’ admissions news, whether it’s the joy of acceptances or the disappointment of denials. If you want to get these updates, don’t wait to receive the news—reach out and ask your families for it. In the early years of Collegewise, we sometimes made the mistake of assuming that […]
Read More >Collegewise sold to The Princeton Review
[Update January 1, 2015: Collegewise is now back under old ownership. More info here]. It’s been in the works for some time, but now I can officially announce that on December 31, 2012, I sold Collegewise to The Princeton Review. This month, I’m starting my new job running The Princeton Review’s brand-new “Collegewise” division with my friend and mentor, […]
Read More >How to get your New Year’s resolutions right
When Chip and Dan Heath released their book, Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard, they sent a newsletter out to their subscribers about how to make effective New Year’s resolutions. I couldn’t find a link to share the newsletter, so I’m pasting the text here. To find out more about their work and their books, visit […]
Read More >We’re all in sales now
When I think “Salesman,” it's hard not to imagine the slickster at the used car lot asking, “What’s it going to take for me to put you in this Buick today, Bob?" But the truth is that we’re all in sales now. Not in the deceiving, get-rich-quick sense. We’re all trying to move, persuade or […]
Read More >How to complete the FAFSA without tax returns
For seniors applying to college, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) should be submitted as soon as possible after January 1, 2013. But the FAFSA asks for specific numbers from your 2013 federal income tax return. How do you complete the FAFSA if your return won’t be completed yet? Use estimated numbers, then […]
Read More >Keep it to one screen
A friend told me he recently received an email from a student looking for an internship in a related field. But the email was so long that my friend couldn’t make out what this kid wanted him to do to help. That’s a shame. The writer probably spent a long time composing all of that […]
Read More >How to pay for college: The best sources I’ve found
For high school parents who are understandably worried about paying for college, here are the best sources I’ve found to help you demystify the process and take control of college costs. Finaid.org [updated 7/2015: Mark Kantrowitz has since created Edvisors, which still has all the great free information, but is now more current than Finaid.org.). Mark […]
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