For new freshmen starting school next week, it's important that you get the right information about how to get into college. So you're going to need to learn to spot bad advice. Here are five lies a lot of freshmen hear when they start high school. Anyone who tells you these are true is probably […]
Read More >One way to spot a great editor
Next week, we're releasing our Collegewise Guide to the Common Application. So we asked our managing editor, Mamie Cosentino, to review the final draft and give her editing stamp of approval. Here's a sample of what came back from her today. That's attention to detail.
Read More >Nothing improves your chances of admission more…
…than improving your qualifications does. Applying to unpopular majors, repeatedly emailing admissions officers, relying on connections, applying early decision just because you heard the acceptance rate is higher, sending a letter of recommendation from an alum who knows your family, including a picture of yourself in the school’s colors, sending additional materials colleges don’t ask […]
Read More >How to achieve your goals in school this year
The start of a new academic year is a great time to set goals. And a lot of students set ambitious ones, like: Get a 4.0. Score higher than 1800 on my SATs. Become a starter on the varsity soccer team. Be the editor-in-chief of the school paper by the end of the year. Those […]
Read More >What not to do when emailing admissions officers
Question from a parent at one of our seminars last weekend: “My friend’s private counselor (not from Collegewise) advises her students to attach a photo to any email that they send to an admissions officer. She said that’s a good way to stand out and make them remember you. But it sounded odd to me. […]
Read More >Stephen King on (college essay?) writing
Before he became one of the best selling authors in history, Stephen King taught English composition to high school students. If he ever looked over any of his students' college essays, I’ll bet he gave them some of the same advice he offers up in “Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully – in […]
Read More >Are you like Steve Jobs in a meeting?
When the Segway design team wanted some initial feedback on their prototype, they brought in Steve Jobs (Apple's now-retired CEO). Here’s what happened in the first 30 seconds. ‘Good morning to everyone,’ said Tim, smiling at the front of the table. ‘Before we start, we'd like to ask you to hold your questions until after […]
Read More >A sneak peek at our Collegewise guide to the Common Application
We just finished the first round of edits for our 64-page “How to Make Your Common Application A Lot Less Common.” While we’re doing the final editing and formatting, I thought I’d share a few snippets from the piece. Table of contents “How to Use this Guide” We wrote this guide to pick up […]
Read More >Simple back to school study skill advice
From Cal Newport, author of "How to Become a Straight A Student." The single most useful lesson I learned as a student: Start things earlier than you think you need to; aim to finish them well before they’re due. If you want to produce great work, and really enjoy your life while doing so, I’ve […]
Read More >Lessons from the Wine Guy
Yesterday, Gary Vaynerchuk did his final episode of The Daily Grape, his daily online video show featuring passionate wine education and Gary’s personal wine recommendations. Wine isn’t usually a topic for a college admissions blog, but Gary did his first show (originally entitled Wine Library TV) on February 21, 2006. And he went on to […]
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