College applicants, as you list your involvements and accolades on your college applications, consider this: if someone from the college were to pick up the phone and say, “Tell me more about this,” would you be excited to share more, or would you feel like you’d just been exposed? I’ve rarely met students who outright lie […]
Read More >Taking the stress out
Denise Pope of Challenge Success shares some refreshing perspective and advice in this 30-minute interview, “Taking the Stress out of College Selection.”
Read More >The spirit of the message
I occasionally come across an article where I agree with the spirit—but not the letter—of the advice, and that’s the case with “10 Messages That Matter More Than a Report Card.” I simply cannot imagine ever saying to a child or teenager, “Your flexibility and grit certainly helped you grow from this adversity.” But while the […]
Read More >Efficient fuel
Students, if you were to list your five most successful and fulfilling achievements—a good grade on a test, a raise at your part-time job, a learned skill in something that matters to you—what would you learn from it? What behaviors led to the success? How can you apply those approaches to other areas of your […]
Read More >Self-persuasion
If you have a student, colleague, or friend who’s always late and leaves you waiting, here’s a technique that may change their behavior. The day before your next scheduled meeting together, just ask, “Will you be late tomorrow?” Most people can’t bring themselves to answer yes to that question. But just considering the question at all makes […]
Read More >Skipping out is missing out
I’ve noticed a lot more family awareness around the potential perils of taking on too much student debt to attend college. That caution is a good thing. But some families use that debt reluctance as an excuse to not apply for financial aid. That’s not good at all. Filing a FAFSA to apply for need-based […]
Read More >Preparing to blog off into the sunset…
Yesterday, I completed my ninth year of consecutive daily blog posts here. And I’ve decided that this 10th year will be my last. I’ve still got 364 days of daily blogging left to go, so I won’t do a long preemptive goodbye today. But I did want to give readers the heads up that one […]
Read More >Your starting product
If you’re stuck on your college essay before you even start, here’s a deceptively simple tip—just start. Set a timer for 10 minutes and don’t stop writing until the time is up. If you can’t think of something good to write, start writing something bad. That idea you’re considering but don’t know how to approach? […]
Read More >Add some *you* to your interview responses
Almost every strong answer in a college interview focuses on the same subject—you. Don’t recite an accomplishment off the resume. Talk about how it made you feel. Don’t list features and benefits to describe your interest in a college. Describe yourself and why you would thrive there. Your favorite subject, your intended course of study, […]
Read More >Need help with supplemental essays?
Completing your Common Application essay doesn’t necessarily mean you’re done writing. Many colleges also require that you write supplemental essays on a specific topic, like explaining why you’ve decided to apply to this school, describing the activity that’s meant the most to you, or relating a time you failed or made a mistake and what […]
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