If you're studying for finals and want a good study guide, one that pretty much comes out and tells you everything your teacher thinks is important and is most likely to test you on again, check your past exams from the course. They'll be the best study guides you can find. Tests are teachers' way […]
Read More >Their bad customer service is good for your small businesses
Bad customer service is rampant today, especially with bigger companies who know they have more than enough customers already. But that's actually great news for small business owners. Customer service is one place where small businesses have advantages big businesses don't have. We can look great by comparison if we want to, and we don't […]
Read More >Which seniors would you bet on?
If you had to place bets on which graduating seniors were most likely to be successful in life, who would you bet on? You'd probably bet on a high achiever, someone who spent the last four years working and succeeding like crazy. It would likely be someone who took the hardest classes and earned the […]
Read More >When colleges ask you where else you are applying
Some colleges will ask you on their applications or during interviews to name the other colleges you're applying to. Sometimes they'll even ask why you've decided to apply to each of those other schools. This can feel a little bit like a potential date asking you who else you're interested in and why. You don't […]
Read More >Are you stressed about choosing your college?
Wise words from Jay Mathews in his post, "Stressed by choosing a college? Read these 5 tips." Your future success doesn’t depend on whether your grandmother has heard of your college…Those prestigious colleges were good at recruiting students who had the character traits, such as persistence, humor and charm, that produced success in life. But […]
Read More >When college applications ask if you’ve visited the school
If you're a soon-to-be-senior applying to college this fall, here's something to check. Do any of your chosen colleges ask, "Have you visited our campus?" on their applications? To find out, check the colleges' websites and see if you can still access last fall's applications. If they ask the visit question, it's one way that […]
Read More >Five ways parents can help juniors prepare for college applications
One year from now, today's juniors will know where they're going to college. If you want the process of getting there to be smooth, enjoyable and successful, here are five ways parents can help your juniors prepare. 1. Have the family college discussions now. Applications need to be filed sometime between September and January. Now […]
Read More >A good lesson from a senior parent
From the parent of a Collegewise senior who's deciding between five different colleges–University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Colorado-Boulder, University of Washington, University of Oregon and Loyola Marymount University. We visited them all and bought five t-shirts from five different colleges. We'll all get sweatshirts once she picks her school." This kid can't possibly have any […]
Read More >Three things not worth sacrificing for test prep
Test scores are important at lots of colleges. But they're never important enough to sacrifice any of the following in the name of preparing for the SAT or ACT. 1) More money than you can afford. You don't necessarily have to take an expensive course or hire a private tutor to improve your test scores. […]
Read More >Celebrating with–and cooking for–a future college freshman
From the Framed Cooks blog… Extreme Comfort Food is what is called for when your teenager…the baby you birthed for hours on end, the toddler who called you Mama and held your hand when you crossed the street, the grade-schooler whose hair you fixed in pigtails and whose Pokeman lunchbox you filled with millions of […]
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