You don’t have to apply to the University of Virginia to benefit from this advice on their recent blog entry (bold emphasis theirs). “We ask for the things we know we need to make our decisions. If someone is telling you that UVA needs things that aren’t listed in our application instructions, they are mistaken.” As the entry explains, […]
Read More >Collegewise advice on resumes for college apps
Resumes are tricky business when applying to college. Do you need one? If so, what should it look like? And if you do draft one, what’s the best way to use it? We’ve got answers to all these questions in an upcoming free webinar: So Much Room for Activities: Putting Together Your Resume for College […]
Read More >Celebrate the certainties
If I could pick one practice that most robs the joy from what should be the exciting time of applying to college for a family, it’s conditional celebration. Celebrating if the SAT score breaks a certain (arbitrary) barrier. Celebrating if the semester grades reach a certain numerical GPA. Celebrating if the dream school says yes. […]
Read More >How to Raise an Adult: fall book tour
I’ve referred to few experts more frequently in the last 18 months than I have Julie-Lythcott Haims, former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford and author of How to Raise an Adult. She recently launched a fall book tour, and if you’re interested, here’s the full schedule of dates and locations. Note that some dates are […]
Read More >Prepare now to file your FAFSA
For students applying to college for the fall of 2019 term, the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) becomes available on October 1st. And while students have until the following spring to submit the form, according to the experts at savingforcollege.com, those who submit the application within the first three months after it becomes available are […]
Read More >Grade yourself
At the end of every week, month, semester—your choice—give yourself an honest grade based on these metrics. Did you bring your best effort to class? Did you bring your best self to class? Did you try to learn the material (that’s not necessarily the same thing as trying to get an “A”)? Did you participate? […]
Read More >Too early, too late, and just right
When we brainstorm a college essay with a Collegewise student, we always set a deadline for that student to return their first draft to us. Depending on the student and the application deadlines themselves, the average time we give them is 1-2 weeks. But some students are so excited about their topic that they return […]
Read More >School is a dress rehearsal for life
Braden Bell, a teacher and a writer, had been pondering what he’d do differently as his fifth (and final) child began middle school. He detailed his resolutions in a recent Washington Post piece, “To raise independent kids, treat middle school like a dress rehearsal for life.” Much of the insight, particularly this portion, is just […]
Read More >How to use our free Common App guide
Our Collegewise Guide to the 2018-19 Common Application is here, free to anyone who wants it. I have vivid memories of one full day in July 2011 when Arun and I went line by line through the Common App and considered all the advice we could give for every section. The result was a 64-page […]
Read More >Don’t let fear drive the bus
Fear can sometimes be a healthy emotion. That big upcoming chemistry test, that big game next week, that big dog baring its teeth–fear can put an end to dawdling and move you to immediate action. Studying for that test, practicing your plays, getting the hell away from that dog… You’ve got fear, in part or in […]
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