Parents, imagine your son or daughter just graduated from college and, for the hefty price of $150,000, you could get him or her a job at one of America’s most famous and successful companies—Google, Exxon Mobile, Berkshire Hathaway, etc. If you don’t have the money, assume that loans are available to make it work. But […]
Read More >Passers wanted
Soccer fans know Spain’s Xavi Hernandez as one of the best midfielders to ever play the game. But Xavi isn’t known for his scoring. He’s a passer, setting up over 150 goals for other players throughout his career. He's got a brilliant understanding of the game, pinpoint accuracy, and a tremendous work rate that lets […]
Read More >What’s uncommon about the Common App
We promise families who buy our Common App guide that we’ll pick up where the Common App’s own advice leaves off. But the fact that the Common App does such a good job of answering a lot of applicants’ questions lets us make our own guide that much better. If you have any questions while […]
Read More >Share what you’ve got
A musician with the screen name "mjsokes" uploaded dozens of videos to YouTube in which he taught note for note how to play songs by The Beatles on the guitar. He got over three million views and had nearly 7,000 subscribers eagerly waiting to see his next tutorial. When he unceremoniously deleted his videos and […]
Read More >Your circle of influence
Back in the early nineties, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People was a mammoth bestseller. At times a little hokey and tough to get through (for me), the book still has some really useful concepts. One that’s particularly helpful for college admission involves two circles. Imagine a circle that contains all the things you […]
Read More >What do colleges want?
What a college wants—and won’t admit a student without—is usually easy to find out on the “admissions” section of a school's website. What’s the recommended course preparation? Which standardized tests are required? When is the deadline for the application to be submitted? Colleges come right out and tell you. But Which activities should you do? […]
Read More >Impact beats hours
In my life before Collegewise, I worked with several people who would constantly reference how many hours they’d been working. “I was here until 10 last night.” “I put in 60 hours last week.” “I was here before the building was open today.” What they never seemed to talk about was what they had actually […]
Read More >My final book update
This will (mercifully) be the last update I share on the blog about the status of my next book, If the U Fits: Expert Advice on Finding the Right College and Getting Accepted. Today, I received two proofs to review—the print version and the ebook version. Once I give them both one final page-by-page check […]
Read More >When grades don’t matter
When you take classes in school, it’s hard to relax and just enjoy what you’re learning. There’s always the pressure of the grade, how it will affect your GPA, and whether your performance will help or hurt your chances of getting into college. But when you learn something outside of school, not because you’re trying […]
Read More >How to fill out the Common Application: The Collegewise Guide
The 2012-13 Common Application went live last night. And today, Arun and I are releasing our guide, How to Make your 2012-13 Common Application a Lot Less Common. It’s 63 pages, sold as a downloadable PDF for $12.99. You can buy your own copy here, or view a free preview version here. We released our […]
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