If you're a counselor who regularly attends conferences, you know how much time, money and energy you're expending to be there. But is it worth it? If you're not sure, maybe you can approach conferences a little differently to make them more worth your while? If you think back to the last conference you attended, […]
Read More >Protecting your real downtime creates more of it
I'm taking five flights to and from conferences in the next few days. It will probably be close to 10 hours of time just sitting on the plane. So I'm going to try to do as much work as I can during that time. It's not because I want to be productive all the time. […]
Read More >College counseling lessons from a (Dallas) Maverick
Long before he owned the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban started MicroSolutions, a software reseller and system integration company, out of his apartment, a business he later sold for six million dollars. He had this to say about what he did to become successful. I read every book and magazine I could….One good idea that lead […]
Read More >Advice for senior families weighing college options
For senior families who are trying to decide between college options (or what to do if if you don't have enough of them), here are five old posts I hope might help. Five tips to help seniors pick their colleges How to handle college rejections What to do if you were rejected by all your […]
Read More >Start your college search with the end in mind
One great way to identify what you're looking for in a college is to ask yourself this–when you graduate from college, what do you want to be able to say about the four years you just spent there? Yes, you'll want a degree and you'll hopefully want to be able to get a job next. […]
Read More >How to give a presentation worth talking about
I've given hundreds of presentations at Collegewise and sat through at least a hundred others at conferences. If you're a counselor or a college representative who gives talks to crowds, here are five tips to make your presentation more memorable and effective. 1. No long introductions; get right to the point. Too many speakers spend […]
Read More >Why do so many colleges sound like cliche college essays?
A lot of college websites, tours, and presentations sound just like the cliched college essays they're so tired of reading. If a college's pitch to prospective students touts "small classes," "dedicated faculty," and "a world class library with over 1 million volumes," that's just the college marketing version of the brutally bland and predictable essays […]
Read More >Why your college search should look beyond just the famous schools
A student who really takes the time to do a thoughtful college search, one that looks beyond just the famous schools, ends up with three advantages. 1. More control. A student who applies only to famous (and competitive) colleges, then spends four months nervously crossing her fingers hoping to get in, is letting the colleges […]
Read More >Good listening makes good understanding
My friend and former boss, Paul, from The Princeton Review has a great habit. Whenever someone shares an idea or opinion, he asks a follow up question or two to make sure he understands it. Then he restates it in his own words just to make sure he's got it right. It doesn't matter if […]
Read More >What are you going to do this summer?
Which of the following summer activities would be most impressive to colleges? A. Attending Harvard summer schoolB. Working part time bagging groceries at the local grocery storeC. Taking a cooking class and learning how to make pasta from scratchD. Attending a summer program in Costa RicaE. Going to soccer camp It's a trick question. They're […]
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