Imagine a friend asked you: "I really want to make sure I look nice tonight. What do you think of this outfit I'm wearing?" Do you just blurt out your opinion? Probably not. You want to be truthful and helpful. But you don't want to inadvertently step on a fashion landmine, either. That's why it's […]
Read More >Ten ways getting into college is like dating
I often tell groups of high school students and their parents that getting into college is a lot like dating. What I don’t tell them is that I have a lot more demonstrated historical expertise in college admissions than I do in romance. Still, I’ll forge ahead anyway here and share ten things to remember […]
Read More >Why the nice tuba player will be just fine
At 6:45 a.m yesterday as I was finishing my morning run at the local high school’s track, the marching band was just making their way to the field to practice their formations. And the fact that the entire band was walking out together meant that they’d probably arrived even earlier to rehearse inside first. It […]
Read More >For private counselors: Consider the opportunities in the fringes
I was talking with an admissions officer from a highly selective college at a conference last week who’s thinking about leaving her job and becoming a private college counselor. But she admitted, “I’m worried that I might be a little bit of a snob. I don’t think I want to work with 'B' and 'C' […]
Read More >For counselors: Beware of information overload
We just got back from the annual NACAC conference. And I’m noticing now that some of the presentations I remember the least about are actually those that shared the most information. There is such a thing as information overload. If you’ve ever read a work-related email that was way too long, sat through a presentation […]
Read More >How to get students to talk to you about college
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post sharing something smart that Katie in our Bellevue office was doing–printing a mock-up of my post on things you can do in college even if your school isn't a famous one, putting stars next to those she got to do when she was at Colgate, and posting […]
Read More >Questions and answers from The Choice blog
Last week, The Choice blog had several entries where readers submitted questions to be answered by authors (one of whom is a former dean of admissions at Stanford) of a new book on college admissions. A lot of the questions, from course selection, to how well colleges know particular high schools, to the influence of […]
Read More >Figure out how to make it work
Last week, a student told one of our counselors, “I don’t even know my high school counselor. I’ve had a new counselor every year since I started high school.” Here’s what we told him: “I understand that’s frustrating. Tough. You’ve got to figure out how to make this work. It’s time to go talk to […]
Read More >Five ways to improve high school fundraising
A lot of teams, school newspapers and other high school organizations try to solicit contributions from local businesses by selling advertising and promising “great exposure.” But when’s the last time you saw a printed advertisement or a sign that made you say, “I am going to buy that product!” An ad in your program, a […]
Read More >How counselors and teachers can help students write better college essays
Earlier this month, we released our first book: Story Finders: How Counselors and Teachers Can Help Students Write Better College Essays (Without Helping Too Much). Here's some background on our essay process, why we wrote it, and what's included in the book. How this book came to be During the first few years of Collegewise, […]
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