New faces in the Collegewise crowdThere was a time not that long ago when we used to imagine what it would be like to have admissions officers leave their posts and come to work with us. Then Arun joined us in 2004 from Caltech and Christina from the SUNY system in 2005. And this week, […]
Read More >Summer To-Do List for Soon-To-Be Seniors
It’s summer. And you rising seniors deserve a little rest and relaxation. But while you’re soaking up your summer, here a few college-related things you can do to make your upcoming application season much easier. 1. Aim to finalize your list of colleges by the end of the summer.A lot of students wait until the […]
Read More >Easing the Stress
Boy, do we like Jay Mathews, Education Columnist for the Washington Post and author of one of our favorite admissions books, Harvard Schmarvard. And his most recent column, "Ten Ways to Reduce College Application Stress" reminds us why. Some of the tips actually suggest ways the colleges could do more to ease the stress on […]
Read More >August News for Friends and Family…
Happy GraduationCollegewise counselors Jessica Schattgen (Los Angeles) and Allison Cummings (Irvine) recently completed our five-week college counselor training that culminates in a two-day final exam, an exam on which they both earned the highest scores ever recorded since we began our training program in nearly five years ago. To celebrate, the Irvine crew traveled […]
Read More >Extra! Extra! “Regular Kids” Still Get In!
Whenever we preach that kids can be regular teenagers and get into college, we always like to say that they can play guitar and work at the grocery store rather than paddle down the Amazon and cure athletes’ foot. Those latter hyperboles tend to change depending upon our mood, but the guitar and grocery store […]
Read More >Standing Room(s) Only
We’re in day #2 of our visit to the annual WACAC (Western Association for College Admissions Counseling) conference being held at the University of San Diego this year. As of the penning of this blog, Arun and Kevin have finished their presentations ("College Admissions 101 for New High School Counselors" and "Solutions for the College […]
Read More >June News for Friends and Family…
Our new little “Collegewise News for Friends and Family” section of our blog is for those readers who really want to know what we’ve been up to around our offices. Yes, the section could probably be more aptly named, “For our Mothers” as they’re likely the only ones who will read it regularly. But as we all want to […]
Read More >Simple Things You Can Do to Help You Get into College
Even colleges often appreciate the simple things in life. Here are five simple things you can do that will make admissions officers take notice. 1. Get a job No, we don’t necessarily mean a high-profile internship or a fancy sounding job at your dad’s law firm. We mean a regular job, like washing cars, waiting […]
Read More >Five College Planning Mistakes Parents Must Avoid
It’s normal for parents to want to help. And kids need your support during what can be a stressful process. But make sure you don’t make these common mistakes (all of which are made with the best of intentions). 1. Don’t get involved with the college essays Parents think and write differently than kids do. […]
Read More >The Art of the Graduation Speech
Every year around this time, a few of our Collegewise kids ask us to look over the graduation speeches they’ve written so we can “give them feedback.” And every year, our most important feedback is that they not write the standard high school graduation speech. I know that standard speech well. In fact, every kid […]
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