It’s been just over 30 days since we opened our Collegewise store. I thought I’d share a status update of how sales have gone for our products, as we didn’t know what to expect when we opened it. I’m hoping this might encourage other counselors to find new ways to market their expertise to a […]
Read More >Don’t fight the sixth senses
If you put a college essay in front of me that a parent got a little too involved with, a parent who took too many editing or flat out writing liberties, I’ll know it. Immediately. After doing this for 12 years and reviewing as many applications as I have, I’ve developed a sixth sense for […]
Read More >A chance to help someone…and get something in return
I wrote an entry last week about how to improve high school fundraising, and I mentioned that it’s always good to give contributors something in return. It’s nice when both the giver and the receiver can win in the name of a good cause. If you are South Asian, here’s a cool opportunity to maybe […]
Read More >Harvard’s advice on preparing for college
Not all straight-A students are created equal. Some of them got straight A’s because they wanted to go to selective colleges and simply willed their way to a top GPA. And others achieved because they were naturally curious intellectuals who just couldn’t turn off their desire to learn. All of them have worked hard and […]
Read More >Counselors, suggest our next conference session—win some great stuff
High school and independent counselors, is there a topic you’d like to see covered in a session at your next NACAC affiliate conference? If you tell us and we end up tackling that topic, we’ll thank you for your suggestion with a free 30-copy license of our new guide to the Common Application ($99 value) […]
Read More >This seems like the right day to share the entire speech
Here's Steve Jobs giving the commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005. He might have promised the audience he was going to share, "… three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories," but those are some pretty great messages contained in the three stories.
Read More >What you can learn from a good class clown
Have you ever seen the movie Superbad? Did you know the guy who wrote the screenplay did it back when he was 13 years old? He signed up for a comedy class when he was just 12 and wrote the screenplay with a friend the following year. By the time he got to high school, […]
Read More >When you’re having one of those days…
You don't have to love the Dallas Mavericks to agree that their owner, Mark Cuban, has been pretty successful. And whether you're running a business, counseling at a high school, raising a teenager or just trying to get through the SAT and AP Chem, it's nice to know that even the most successful people have […]
Read More >A cheap and effective way to boost your SAT scores
You don't have to pay for an expensive course or tutor to prepare for (and do well on) the SAT. Check out Cal Newport's post, How to Ace the SAT: A No-Nonsense System for Students Looking to Score High. I can't imagine a student who followed this system not raising your score substantially, and for […]
Read More >Parents get to make a choice
Parents, you get to decide how you approach the college admissions process. But before you make the decision, remember that you’ll only get to do this once. You may get to repeat the process with your other kids, but in most cases, you only get to go through the college application process one time with […]
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