Today, we begin our "30 Colleges, 30 Guides to Getting In" series where we'll share Collegewise tips for admission to over 30 colleges. We're starting with the flagship university system of the state where we were founded, California. So here are five tips for applicants to the UC schools (University of California). 1. Show academic […]
Read More >30 Colleges, 30 Guides to Getting In
A lot of high school seniors will be feeling not-so-thankful to be in the throes of the college application process this month. So in the Thanksgiving spirit of helping our friends survive the brutal winter, we're bringing you "30 Colleges, 30 Collegewise Guides to Getting In." Each day in November, we’re going to publish admissions […]
Read More >Costume not requiered
I remember a Collegewise student who began his college essay, "I hate Halloween. Actually, it's not so much the holiday I hate as it is the obligation to wear a costume. No matter what costume I wear, I just feel like an idiot." In three sentences, he's already accomplished three important goals for college essays. […]
Read More >What if parents are invited to college interviews?
What should you with your parents while you have your college interview? Simple. Leave them at home. Or send them to dinner. Or send them to Jupiter. Interviewers are far more interested in what kids have to say about themselves (after all, it's the kids–not the parents–who will ultimately be attending college). So we tell […]
Read More >Competitiveness Reconsidered
You don't have to spend a lot of time reading our blog or hanging around our offices before you hear our Collegewise mantra. The bad news you hear about getting into college is only true for about 40-50 schools. The vast majority of the over 2,000 colleges out there accept most of their applicants. Relax. […]
Read More >Five Students Every College Loves
Different colleges look for different qualities in potential students. But there are some characteristics that are appealing no matter where you apply, from Duke to Duquesne, Harvard to Haverford, Princeton to Purdue, Stanford to Samford, Vassar to…OK, you get the idea. 1. Students who raise their hands in class.We really can’t emphasize enough how much […]
Read More >The Five Most Overused Essay Topics
One of our counselors referred to his last year working in admissions at Caltech as the year of the blood drive essay. That year, an unusually high number of applicants told the same tale of how one on-campus blood drive changed their lives and made them appreciate the importance of serving humanity. Writing such grandiose […]
Read More >Advice for Ivy League Hopefuls
Olympic medalists. Concert pianists. Teenage mathematicians who enjoy pointing out the inherent limitations of calculus. Ivy League applicant pools are chock full of these students. But there’s one trait those students who are ultimately admitted all have in common; something that when coupled with their perfect GPAs, top test scores and multiple Nobel Prizes makes […]
Read More >Just Breathe
I moderated a panel this week that featured admissions officers from Stanford and UCLA, as well as a high school counselor with 30 years experience helping kids get into college. A parent asked what she should be doing with her kids in elementary and junior high school seeing that so many parents around her are […]
Read More >Elite Colleges Don’t Make Elite People
Where did your heroes go to college? That's a question posed by Jay Mathews of The Washington Post in this article. You might be surprised where many past presidents, state governors, Fortune 500 CEOs and other people who have achieved great success did–and did not–go to college. Here's my favorite part: "Researchers Stacy Berg Dale […]
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