There are no magic formulas that will guarantee your admission to the school of your choice. But there are things you can do that will always make you more competitive. Here are five college admissions strategies that will make you a stronger, savvier applicant regardless of where you apply. 1. Seek information and advice from […]
Read More >Don’t run your club like a big business
A lot of high school clubs and organizations run like big businesses—everyone goes to meetings, a few key people actually make decisions, a few other people actually do the work (it’s not always the same people who make the decisions) and ultimately, not that much actually gets done. It looks like this: A French Club […]
Read More >For counselors: How to get students and parents to read what you email
I send a monthly “Collegewise Parent Email Newsletter” to families in our program who ask to receive it. And our counselors occasionally send group emails to all of their students with important reminders, especially when it wouldn’t make sense to email each student individually to say exactly the same thing. I thought I’d share a […]
Read More >Which semester is the most important?
Want to know which semester of high school is the most important? This semester—that’s the most important one. Whether you’re a freshman or a senior, in the fall or in the spring, the current semester is always the most important semester for college admissions. Last semester is gone. You can’t change what’s happened in the […]
Read More >How many cups of coffee a day can you sell?
There’s a 7 Eleven in Long Island that sells a company record of over 2500 cups of coffee a day. Their secret is a cashier named Dolores who’s been there 18 years and greets all of her customers by name. There are plenty of other places to get coffee, but Starbucks doesn’t have Dolores. It’s […]
Read More >Fatherhood vs. the SAT
I learned today that a student I counseled through the college admissions process back in 2001 is now married—he and his wife are expecting their first child. Back in high school, he was one of those good students who worried a lot—about his GPA, his SAT scores and whether or not colleges would appreciate the […]
Read More >There are good practices, but no maps
A lot of students are looking for a roadmap, a step-by-step plan that will get you into the college of your choice. But that’s like looking for instructions telling you exactly what to do to have a great marriage. There are lots of good practices and mistakes you can avoid that will improve your chances […]
Read More >What about saving for college?
The most important college financial planning strategy a family can employ is to save as much as possible. The more cash you have on hand, the less you’ll have to rely on financial aid, the less you’re likely to have to borrow, and the more control you’ll have over your student’s college costs. But where […]
Read More >If you want to make sure you get a job after college…
In today’s economy, a lot of families are understandably worried about students’ job prospects after college. I constantly see articles online about the majors with the best job placement and highest starting salary (guess what—none of them seem to agree). If you really want to improve your odds of a successful job search after college, […]
Read More >Which tests to take and when to take them
My friend Paul Kanarek at The Princeton Review just wrote a piece to help students decide which standardized tests to take and when to take them. As is typically the case with anything Paul writes: 1) It's excellent. 2) I had to look up at least one word to find out what it meant. He […]
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