Every teenager should have a part-time job at some point in high school. And I don't mean a fancy-sounding job you get at your mom or dad’s company. I mean a regular, honest-to-goodness, flipping burgers, bagging groceries, ringing a cash register, sweeping the floors kind of job. There’s some discussion on The Choice blog today […]
Read More >There is no barrier stopping you from helping kids
There’s no barrier to entry for private college counseling. Anybody can say they’re a counselor. No license required, no test to pass, no reason someone can’t hang a shingle and call themselves an expert. They can also charge way too much and do it all wrong if they want to because there’s nothing to stop […]
Read More >Do you have the guts?
Successful people have the guts not to do the easy thing. They'll take a risk if it means doing work they want to do. They don't need to follow the crowd and they're not afraid to be different. That’s true in college admissions, too. You need a little guts. If your friends are taking college […]
Read More >Your outlook is good
Most of my college classmates back in the early 90’s gave the same reason why they picked our school–"Because I didn't get into UCLA." But there was no anger or disappointment when they said it. We were all happy at our school. Nobody was still smarting from an old rejection. That would have been like […]
Read More >Does applying early decision improve your chances of admission?
Asking if you have a better chance of getting into a highly-selective college by applying early decision is like asking if you have a better chance of hitting a home run if you're hitting at Coors Field in Denver. Yes, but only if you’re already a legitimate major league home run hitter. Early decision is […]
Read More >Isn’t that enough?
Sometimes MBA-types would ask me, ‘What’s your growth rate? What’s your retained earnings rate as a percentage of gross? What are your projections?' I’d say, 'I have no idea. I don’t even know what some of that means. I started this as a hobby to help my friends and that’s the only reason it exists. […]
Read More >Pay your knowledge forward by leaving some behind
Every activity in high school has a shelf life. Whether you’re a section editor of the school paper, a pitcher on the baseball team or the vice-president of the student government, at some point, your term will end, you’ll graduate, or you’ll just move on to something else. When that happens, consider leaving some knowledge […]
Read More >Written by real people, for real people
Too many business websites are filled with jargon and business-speak, afraid to just talk to their potential customers like real people. So I love it when I come across a business who gets it right. Here are a few examples of sites I think do a great job of not just explaining (clearly) what they […]
Read More >Welcoming five new additions to our Irvine, CA office
You know you've made a great hiring decision when you're excited to tell people about it. And we're really excited to tell you about five new additions who've joined our Irvine, CA office. So here they are, complete with our usual folksy bios. Breanne Boyle College counselor & essay specialist Back in high school, Breanne […]
Read More >Cultivating good writing
One of my friend’s (now former) bosses once sent the company a two page email that did something amazing—it said absolutely nothing. Our group of friends has since read it dozens of times trying to find one cogent point (it’s possible we’ve even done dramatic readings). But we can’t find one. It’s just two pages […]
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