As counselors, we're all teachers, too. We educate families every day. Most high school counselors I've met do a lot to teach their families how to prepare for, apply, get accepted and pay for college. It's a crucial job with an unreasonable amount of information to convey. But I think the best way to teach […]
Read More >45 minutes of free college application advice
In case you missed our regulararly scheduled programming, here's a link to last night's episode of our online TV show. We talked for 30 minutes about college applications, then did 15 minutes of Q and A. We'll be back on air Tuesday, December 7 at 6 p.m. PST. You can join us at our channel. […]
Read More >Advice for nervous parents of college applicants
Kids aren't the only ones who feel judged during the college admissions process. A lot of parents understandably worry that their student's admissions success or failure will somehow be a reflection on their parenting, that if the dream college says, "No," it will be a sign that you just didn't do as good of a […]
Read More >Last call to join us online tonight for free college application advice
We'll be live online tonight for: How to Revive Lifeless College Applicationswith hosts Kevin McMullin and Arun PonnusamyWednesday, November 3Live @ 6 p.m. PST For free, at our online channel We'll discuss… • Why sharing fewer activities and awards can tell a college even more about you.• How successful applicants inject personality to make their […]
Read More >Are you the Randy Moss of the classroom?
Randy Moss is one of the greatest receivers ever to play in the NFL. And as of today, he appears to have been cut from his team (again). Nobody disputes that Moss is a great receiver. It's his attitude that's the problem. He's known to give up in the middle of a play especially if […]
Read More >A homework and study tip
Imagine you were taking the SAT and every 5 minutes, somebody interrupted you and asked you a question like, "Excuse me, do you know what time it is"? "How do I get to the closest deli from here?" "Want to hear a funny story about my most embarrassing moment? Well, here it is." Every five […]
Read More >You’re not perfect, and neither is your future college
There's a great line in my favorite movie, Good Will Hunting, in which Will's psychologist says this about Will's new love interest: You're not perfect, sport. And let me save you the suspense–this girl you've met, she's not perfect either. But the question is whether or not you're perfect for each other. That's the whole […]
Read More >A simple but crucial tip for college interviews
Stefanie in our Irvine office offers this college interview tip–make sure you listen to the question. Don't scoff. That might sound obvious, but a lot of students are so concerned about their answers that they forget to listen to–and consequently don't answer–the question. Stefanie interviewed over 400 students while she was an admissions officer at […]
Read More >Insight from a different kind of dean
Randy Nelson is the Dean of Pixar University, the education and training division of Pixar. Pixar is the animation studio that created the Toy Story series, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, and Ratatouille. Their CEO went to the University of Utah, by the way, not an Ivy League school. But […]
Read More >Try this college admissions test
Here's a test I gave my audience at a high school's "college night" last week (parents and students both got to play). 1. Write down the names of the three people you most admire. You don't necessarily have to know them personally. They just have to be real people. 2. Describe why you admire them […]
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