Secrets of College AdmissionsA free seminar for students and parents Find out how selective colleges and universities really evaluate students.Learn Collegewise strategies students can use to improve their chances of admission.All attendees will receive a free copy of "Collegewise Admissions Secrets," a collection of ten articles by our college counselors on topics like, "Secrets of […]
Read More >Leading by Example
Jessica (left) and Gabby, one of herStep Up students As you undoubtedly noticed, Collegewise was inexplicably omitted from the Oscars and Emmys this year. But the pain of those losses was immediately overshadowed by our pride when we recently learned that Collegewise Counselor Jessica Schattgen was named the 2008 National Volunteer of the Year for […]
Read More >5 Things Seniors Should Never Do When Applying to College
Our Collegewise counselors are in the heart of college application season with our seniors. And while we'll certainly help to ensure that our applicants don't make spelling errors or mistakenly write, "I love Duke so much, my internal organs actually ache," in an essay being sent to NYU, there are other mistakes seniors should avoid […]
Read More >The Economic Crisis and College Admissions
Tough Times Strain Colleges Preparing for and applying to college is never without at least a little anxiety. But this year, our nation’s economic crisis is adding a new layer of college-related worry for parents, kids and counselors. In addition to any possible personal financial fallout, many of you may have seen the steady stream […]
Read More >Stay on Their Good Sides
All the admissions officers we've met are good people who would much rather admit than deny kids. But during the pressures of admissions season, some applicants' actions can drive the admissions folks crazy. Here are five tips to make sure you don't inadvertently hurt your case. 1. Follow directions. You can avoid most common mistakes […]
Read More >Find us a great counselor, and we’ll pay you $1,000
Collegewise is looking for the next college counselor to join our team in Irvine, CA. Here is the job description. We wanted to give our blog readers and those in the Collegewise family a chance to chime in and refer people they think just might be the right fit for us. So we’re offering a […]
Read More >Rank Them Yourself
"In the Pac-10 schools, where does USC stand, academically?" That’s the question my neighbor asked me today. And he was surprised when I told him there was almost no way to answer it. He told me he thought that Stanford had to be "on top," followed by Berkeley and then UCLA. But he wasn’t naming […]
Read More >The “Weakness” Question
Yahoo posted an article for job-seekers today about how to handle the "What is your biggest weakness?" question. College-seekers need to know how to handle that question, too. College interviewers may ask you the same question. College applications might have sections in which you are asked to tell them if you've ever been subject to […]
Read More >Why Parents and College Essays Don’t Mix
I received an email yesterday from the mother of a Collegewise kid. She'd read her daughter's college essay and made "some changes," changes she said were "not drastic." Her daughter, however, was not happy about Mom's involvement. Now they were both upset and Mom wanted my advice about how to handle the situation. I told […]
Read More >Not-so-complicated college admissions advice
So, what if you haven’t won prestigious awards, earned a perfect score on the SAT, or invented plutonium during your high school years? Don’t worry. Impressing colleges isn’t as hard as you might think it is. Here are five college admissions tips, none of which require that you invent a radioactive chemical element. 1. Raise […]
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