Arun and I had a lot of fun doing our first episode of "College Admissions Live" (our experiment with online TV–you can watch the first episode about college essays here). And while we did prove that we knew more about admissions than we did about good video quality, we're working on the latter and are […]
Read More >Will a college know if you lie on your application?
There is in fact such a thing as a stupid question. "How could a college really know if you lied on your application?" is a good example of one. The problem with that question isn't that the answer should be obvious. It's a stupid question because lying to your colleges is a stupid thing to […]
Read More >Good press doesn’t necessarily mean good advice
Which article about college interviews would you be more likely to read? Option 1: "College deans advise: Just relax and have a good conversation." Or Option 2: "College deans advise: Girls, don't show your cleavage. Boys, don't scratch yourselves." Today, The New York Times chose option 2. Today's entry on The Choice, a blog I […]
Read More >How one graduate from a not-so-famous college made it big
Jon Favreau was just a twenty six year-old kid when he wrote President Obama’s inauguration address (he did it on his laptop at Starbucks). Today, he’s not even thirty and he’s the Chief White House speechwriter. Time Magazine listed him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. I don’t care what […]
Read More >A word of advice for early decision applicants
Imagine you meet your boyfriend or girlfriend for a dinner date on Friday night and instead of sitting down to eat, you're met with the words, "I'm sorry, but I want to break up." Ooof. You'd be hurt, probably surprised, and would likely head home for a weekend of mourning. Now imagine that when you […]
Read More >What should parents’ expectations be for their high school students?
The stress of college admissions leaves a lot of parents rewarding or punishing kids for all the wrong reasons. Two days ago, I shared the link to "A Father’s Acceptance: His Son Won’t Be Following His Ivy Footsteps," an entry on the New York Times "The Choice" blog from a father who'd realized his son […]
Read More >Great college applications are sticky
A great college application is one that makes you stand out from all the other applicants. The admissions officer remembers it when it's time to discuss who to admit. In fact, a great college application is sticky. I just finished reading Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. The authors, professors of […]
Read More >Sometimes a parent just needs to hear it from a fellow parent
It's one thing for me to tell parents to relax, enjoy the ride, and stop worrying about whether or not your kid will get into an Ivy League school. But I'm sure it resonates better when a fellow parent, especially one of a college applicant, can offer up some reassurance and advice. From the New […]
Read More >Ask Collegewise: How do you handle customer complaints?
Kristen asks: I'm the counseling director at an independent school in Maryland and I was wondering if you could give me some advice about how to handle parents who complain, especially when the problems they're experiencing aren't necessarily our fault. These parents are our customers and they're paying a lot of money for their kids […]
Read More >How truly intellectual students approach school
9th-grade algebra teacher Dean Sherman takes a different approach when his students ask, "When are we ever going to use this?" He just says… 'Never. You will never use this.' Then he points out that people don’t lift weights so they’ll be prepared should, one day, somebody knock them over on the street and trap […]
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