The pressure to achieve does a lot more to kids than just ruin the college admissions process. According to a new film"A Race to Nowhere," it's producing a generation of kids with anxiety, stress-induced illness, and feelings of burnout before they even start college. From the film's website: Featuring the heartbreaking stories of young people […]
Read More >I’m going to college–not you
I just bought I'm Going to College—Not You!: Surviving the College Search with Your Child and there are a few things I like about it already. 1. The author is both the dean of admissions at Keynon College and the mother of a college student, so she's certainly got plenty of experience to guide parents […]
Read More >For parents: a reminder to enjoy this time
Here's a video from Boston University showing one of the proudest, but also one of the most difficult days in a parent's life—dropping your student off at college and saying goodbye. Warning: If you're a crier, it might get to you. Parents, the fact that there are over 2,000 colleges in the country means even […]
Read More >Don’t fall for the sham
This whole belief that there are about 40 colleges in the universe that are "better" than all the others? It's a big sham. And it's one that far too many students and parents fall for. I know that all 2500+ colleges in the country don't offer the same quality of education. A kid who has […]
Read More >Why good kids write bad college essays
Arun and I enjoyed our first live webcast, "Why Good Kids Write Bad College Essays" this week. The video is documented proof that we know a lot more about college essays than we do about video quality. We'll work on that for future broadcasts. In case you missed it, here's the video. Watch live video […]
Read More >Cloning is still for sheep
A couple pieces of great advice I came across on these colleges' websites today: When making curriculum choices, always seek out courses that will enrich and challenge you, rather than thinking about how they will look to a college application reader—every college reads applications differently, so it’s difficult to predict what will look “good” to […]
Read More >“College Admissions Live” premieres tonight
Tonight, we're giving online television a try with: "Why Good Kids Write Bad College Essays"with hosts Kevin McMullin and Arun PonnusamyWednesday, September 22Live 6 p.m. PST What time is that in my time zone? At our online channel: http://www.justin.tv/collegewise This won't be a polished studio production–just two college admissions experts and a webcam. But what […]
Read More >Authenticity trumps strategy
There's some vigorous debate going on at The Choice blog right now over their thread, "The Perils of Being Too Cute in Your College Application." It all started with a question of whether or not you should list something like being president of the Lady Gaga fan club. Yesterday, a former admissions officer from Stanford […]
Read More >Join us live online for “Why Good Kids Write Bad College Essays”
We're about to try something new and exciting, and we're hoping you'll be a part of it. This week, we're debuting College Admissions Live, a free session on the web where our experts will discuss the college admissions process. We’ll stream it live from our webcam, and viewers will be able to ask us questions […]
Read More >One place not to find a better way
Colleges spend months creating their applications. They compose the essay questions and arrange the information until the admissions committee has an application that will provide them the information they want, in exactly the way they want it presented. So how do you think an admissions officer reacts when in response to a question that asks […]
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