Regular readers know that I’m a fan—and a customer—of the company Basecamp. In November, their software went down for the longest period of downtime in company history. And in this episode of their podcast (you can access other ways to listen at the podcast’s main site), their CTO, David Heinemeier Hansson, details how they responded, […]
Read More >Negotiating a better financial aid package
Many families have heard that the financial aid package they receive from a college may not, in fact, be the school’s final offer–that they can appeal to the financial aid office for a more favorable package. But what’s a lot less clear is exactly how a family should go about making that appeal. What factors […]
Read More >Open the door, or close it?
In the last 10 days, we’ve received over 300 applications for open positions we’re currently recruiting for at Collegewise. With that many applications, we have to turn away a lot more people than we can hire or even interview. And we think applicants who show an interest in us deserve to be treated with respect, […]
Read More >The relaxed roommate strategy
My college community was one in which everyone moved at least twice a year. Whether you lived in a dorm, an apartment, or a rented house, the majority of leases lasted from September to June, at which point you’d have to locate summer housing only to move yet again in the fall to start the […]
Read More >Tardiness vs. timeliness
We like to be on time at Collegewise. It’s something we expect from our colleagues, our students, and ourselves. We even talk about it in the “Culture, values, and unwritten rules” section of our employee handbook: “Timeliness is Wise. Be on time. To everything. Don’t leave a family waiting in your office or on a […]
Read More >The action of saving
Much of the prevailing advice about financial planning for college is easy to follow…provided you’re affluent. Deferring holiday bonuses, redirecting a portion of discretionary spending into savings, or even committing to saving “just $250 a month” is easy to do if you have that money. But it’s a lot harder for families who don’t have […]
Read More >Self-starting
It’s hard to imagine a group, team, or project that doesn’t benefit from a self-starter, someone who sees an opportunity and then steps up. What needs to get done? What’s broken and needs to be fixed? What could be improved and made even better? What opportunities are waiting? Self-starting doesn’t always mean you have to […]
Read More >Everyone can win something
My first soccer team, “The Jets,” was a collection of 7-year-olds of varying athletic skill and equally varying levels of interest in the game. At our end-of-the-year team banquet, the coach ensured the awards ceremony left nobody unrecognized. A few certificates were presented to players who’d really earned the distinction, like the “Best All-Around Player.” […]
Read More >A different (teen) management model?
Parents, have you ever had a boss who was a micromanager, someone who needed to be kept informed of or outright involved with every step of your work? If so, were you thankful for their style of constant oversight and for their reluctance to trust you? Did it leave you happier and more engaged? And perhaps […]
Read More >Where are you at your strongest?
Last month, I was chatting with Michael, a Collegewise counselor, about the difference between introverts and extroverts. I suggested that the easiest way to tell which of those camps a person belongs in might be to ask them how they feel when they walk into a gathering like a party where they don’t know a single person. […]
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