Seniors, as you complete your college applications, it's a good time to ask yourself, "Who could I not have done this without?" Whatever your answer is, why not take a minute to tell that person or persons? Here are some suggestions of who to tell. And here are some tips on what to say.
Read More >The three most common college essay mistakes
For seniors who are still working on college essays, make sure you avoid the three most common college essay mistakes. 1. Injecting deep meaning into an event that wasn't all that meaningful at the time. 2. Claiming an experience taught you a valuable lesson you didn't actually learn, or don't seem to be using today. […]
Read More >Don’t punish the group based on an individual
My favorite quote from one of my favorite books this year: The second something goes wrong, the natural tendency is to create a policy. 'Someone's wearing shorts!? We need a dress code!' No you don't. You just need to tell John not to wear shorts again." Rework
Read More >For senior families: This is the time to start the financial aid process
Most students will submit their applications for admission before applying for financial aid (so you actually apply to college without necessarily knowing exactly how much each college is going to cost). And a lot of families fixate so much on the admissions deadlines that they aren't aware of what they'll need to do to apply […]
Read More >Don’t let fear hijack your college applications
We've noticed that a lot of students, particularly the highest achievers, hijack their applications. They hold onto them as late as possible, claiming they want to make just a few more changes, or add a few more edits to their essays, or show their drafts to just a few more people. Most of the time, […]
Read More >Frozen yogurt and college admissions
If you're ever in Costa Mesa, CA, check out America's Cup yogurt in the Harbor Shopping Center. And if Garbriel is working, get ready to be impressed. Gabriel looks like your typical teenage kid doing a fairly typical teenage kid's part-time job. But the way he approaches his job is anything but typical. When you […]
Read More >Making up for our gaffe
If you missed us last night on College Admissions Live for our scheduled show, "How to Make a Great Last Impression: Improving your chances of admission after you apply," well, that's our fault. We were there. We recorded a show. But we did something stupid and aired it on the channel we set up to […]
Read More >Join us for the next episode of College Admissions Live tonight
Arun and I will be hosting our next episode of College Admissions Live, our free online show, tonight. How to Make a Great Last Impression:Improving your Chances of Admission After You Apply With Kevin McMullin of Collegewise and Arun Ponnusamy of Open Road Education Tuesday, December 7 at 6 p.m. PST. On our free online […]
Read More >For colleges: What if you showed instead of told?
Colleges spend a lot of time and money marketing to kids. They all promise wonderful educations and experiences. But when schools all make the same promises, colleges all start to sound the same. So here's an idea for those in charge of college marketing efforts. Why not prove it to your prospective students by showing–not […]
Read More >Five writing reminders
I had to write two very short proposals yesterday and it took me all day to do it. I couldn't get the wording right. I didn't like how it sounded. I couldn't compress it into the allotted maximum number of words. It was a frustrating exercise. But that frustration was a reminder that good writing […]
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