Mounting student loan debt has left many families far more reluctant to take out loans to send their kids to college. But done responsibly, loans can help some families make up that difference between the full cost of attendance and what they can afford to pay for the college that really is the best place […]
Read More >One reply, or ongoing learning?
As a college freshman, Alex Banayan set out to interview some of the most successful people in the world to learn how they’d managed to launch and thrive in their careers. He not only successfully interviewed Bill Gates, Maya Angelou, Steve Wozniak, Jane Goodall, Larry King, Jessica Alba, Quincy Jones and a long list of others, […]
Read More >Is it urgent, or important?
Do you often find that you work hard all day only to leave important work undone? It’s possible you’re spending too much time on seemingly urgent tasks, and not enough on the important ones. This recent Washington Post piece, “How deadlines thwart our ability to do important work (and what we can do about it),” […]
Read More >Free webinar: Creating your college list
While in the throes of their efforts to improve their chances of admission to college, many students actually neglect one of the most important choices they make on that journey—deciding where to apply. While many families can readily identify at least a few colleges they’d love to see their student attend, they might be less […]
Read More >Who and what is it for?
It might be too late for most graduation organizers to implement Seth Godin’s recommendations in his recent piece, “Rethinking Graduation.” But he poses two seemingly small but (I think) significant questions that I believe can drive much better behavior around just about any project, practice or tradition: (1) Who’s it for? (2) What’s it for? As […]
Read More >Advice to our 17-year-old selves
Every Friday, we pose a voluntary “Social Question” to everyone at Collegewise, something non-work related to help us all learn more about each other. Last week we asked, “If you could give advice to the 17-year-old version of yourself, what would you say?” I decided to share many of the responses here (anonymously) for two […]
Read More >When admissions obsession mirrors addiction
At first glance, some might say that comparing an obsession with an Ivy League education to an addiction to a prescription pain killer is a tad alarmist. But a full read of Brennan Barnard’s latest piece, “Education’s Opiates: Prescribing Selective Colleges,” reveals that in many communities, the anxiety around college admissions is becoming a very […]
Read More >How to save if college is not a sure thing
Saving for college is usually one of those just-plain-good-sense things to do, not unlike exercising or reducing your midnight servings of Oreos. And the prevailing wisdom from every reputable college financial planner I’ve come across is to save that money in a 529 plan due to the favorable rate of return and the minimal impact on your […]
Read More >On purpose
When you show up, who and what do people get? When you arrive to class, punch in for your part-time job, or show up at practice for soccer or band or debate, what happens? Are you the one who shows up on time, who does the little things without being asked, and who finds ways […]
Read More >How counselors can help the kids who need it most
One of the many reasons I come back to high school counselor extraordinaire Patrick O’Connor’s regular advice columns for counselors is because he reminds his readers that while the over-scheduled but well-resourced student population has their struggles, they’re not the only kids we need to be worrying about. And in fact, there are students whose home lives […]
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