We just released streaming videos of our three most popular seminars—college essays, financial aid and college interviews. All three are now available in our online store. Today, I wanted to give a little background on our college essay video, why we made it, and what’s included. Why we made itWe learned early on at Collegewise […]
Read More >Likeable work vs. likeable kids
It doesn’t matter if a college likes you. It matters if they like what you’ve done in high school. Of course, the reverse is also true. It’s hard for a college to admit a kid they don’t like. Some students are too focused on one when they should be spending more time on the other. […]
Read More >Reasons to work hard in high school
To get into a prestigious college To challenge yourself and learn as much as you can To get more out of activities you enjoy To discover what you’re good at To learn from things you’re not so good at To work with smart, motivated people To prepare yourself for life during and after college To […]
Read More >Is there any additional information you’d like to share?
Imagine you had a great job interview, one where everything just clicked, your answers flowed easily, and you were able to share all of your most important successes. Then your interviewer asks you at the end, “This has been great—is there anything else you’d like to tell me?” Would you mention a success that wasn’t […]
Read More >Thanks
High school students who want to go to college have plenty to be thankful for. The United States has the best, most coveted, and most accessible system of higher education in the world. There are over 2,000 four-year colleges here, and only about a hundred of them actually reject significant portions of their applicants. Except […]
Read More >What seniors should really give thanks for this weekend
Give thanks this weekend for all the good things in your life. But if you’re a senior still working on college applications, also give thanks for the next four days of time…to finish them. Working on—and finishing—your remaining college applications over Thanksgiving is a lot less stressful than rushing to do it over your winter […]
Read More >Top-tier this
Nobody will ever accuse David Heinemeier Hansson of being subtle. He’s brash and often profane. But like him or not, you can’t argue with his success. He’s a partner in 37signals, a New York Times best-selling author, the creator of the web-application framework Ruby on Rails, and the 2005 winner of Google and O’Reilly’s “Best […]
Read More >Should you file a FAFSA if you don’t think you’ll qualify?
Every student should file the Fafsa every year, even if they do not expect to qualify for need-based financial aid. The formula is complicated enough that subtle changes from one year to the next can have a big impact on aid eligibility. Also, the Fafsa is a prerequisite for the unsubsidized Stafford and PLUS loans, […]
Read More >How the most selective colleges use test scores
SAT and ACT scores never get you into the most selective colleges. They just keep you out. If you want to go to a college that rejects almost all of their applicants, you’re never going to impress them with high test scores alone. Colleges like Yale and Stanford and Duke and Columbia reject students with […]
Read More >College essay, interview and financial aid videos are now in the Collegewise store
Videos of my three most popular Collegewise seminars are now available in our online store. “How to Write a Great College Essay” “Financial Aid and Scholarships” “College Interviews” Each video is 1-hour long and sells for $12.99 as a streaming download here. Seminars have been a Saturday morning tradition since I founded Collegewise in 1999. […]
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