On 9/11/2001, I was scheduled to speak at a National Charity League meeting that night. It was hard to imagine anyone being in the mood to talk about the minutia of how to get into college on that terrible day. Something about it just felt wrong. But those kids forged ahead at the meeting. They […]
Read More >How to talk to students about college
I wrote a post in 2009 listing fifty things you can do in college, even if the school isn't a famous one. Then Katie in our Bellevue, Washington office did something really smart. She printed it up on cardstock, put a star next to each item on the list that she did while she was […]
Read More >When colleges like questions as much as they like answers
When college applications and interviewers ask you why you want to attend their particular school, don’t forget to tell them what you don’t know (and are hoping to find out). Learning and self-discovery are important parts of college. So it’s normal—and actually admirable—to point out what you don’t know and are hoping to learn, like: […]
Read More >The Collegewise store and online counseling are officially open for business
It’s been a long time coming, but today, both our Collegewise store and our online college counseling program are officially open for business. Our online store currently has three great products we’re excited about—a guide to the Common Application, our new book for teachers and counselors to help their students with college essays, and our […]
Read More >Why it’s called “taking initiative”
Any student can show initiative. You don't need a high GPA. You don't need perfect test scores. You don't need to be the president of the club or the captain of the team or the lead in the school play. And the best thing about initiative is that you don't have to wait for someone […]
Read More >Focusing on the short term
Long term goals are great motivators. But the way you get there is by adding up enough good, productive individual days. And that means focusing on short term goals, too. For students heading back to school today, just worry about having a good, productive day you can be proud of. Pay attention in class. Ask […]
Read More >Why a college’s application deadline isn’t the real deadline
Some students look at a college’s application deadline and get the impression that as long as you submit your application by that date, your application will be complete. But don’t forget that you aren’t the only person who needs time to meet that deadline. Your counselor will need time to send your transcripts and complete […]
Read More >A few thoughts about quitting
Successful people actually quit things all the time. They’re just really good at knowing what to quit and when to do it. In The One Thing You Need to Know, author Marcus Buckingham says that the key to sustained success and happiness is, “Discover what you don’t like doing and stop doing it.” Stanford Professor […]
Read More >Bad ways to cut college costs
Want to avoid college debt? Don’t cut back on the time you spend at college. Instead, pick a school that does not cost so much. President Obama’s new nominee to be chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Alan Krueger, co-authored in 1999 a paper, “Estimating the Payoff to Attending a More Selective College,” showing […]
Read More >You can get more out of it…or less
Seth Godin wrote on his blog last week: You can either seek to get more out of an opportunity (job, technology, interaction, person, moment), or less. More exposure, more risk, more upside, more work, more learning, more engagement, more passion, more chance to be blamed, more opportunity to make a difference, more effort…or less." What […]
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