How many days are left before: …you walk out of your favorite class for the last time? …you play your last baseball game, or act in your final high school play, or work your final shift at your part-time job? …you graduate from high school? …you leave for college? And parents, how many days are […]
Read More >The “A” is not the point
Another good share from Challenge Success, this time from Mary Hofstedt, Community Education Director, in her latest piece, “A New Normal.” “Another friend’s son (I’ll call him Alex) attends an elite high school in Silicon Valley. My friend was concerned about Alex’s academic motivation (he is a B student), and wondered why, if he could […]
Read More >Talking to kids about grades
With end-of-year report cards right around the corner, this two-minute video from Denise Pope at Challenge Success shares some great advice on how to talk to your kids about grades. The summary: (1) Focus on effort and learning over performance and grades; (2) let them know that your love for them is not conditional based […]
Read More >A journey, not a race
Before her 12-year-old daughter was diagnosed with a stress-induced illness, Vicki Abeles was not a filmmaker. But after watching her own middle school-aged children struggle with the anxiety and fatigue that has become so common with kids loaded with academic and extracurricular demands, she began a journey of questioning, researching, and learning that culminated in […]
Read More >Join us for a free event in White Plains, NY
Collegewise is hosting a free event in White Plains, New York, open to students, parents, and counselors. Highly Selective Admissions: Debunking the Myths Wednesday, May 23, 2018 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. EDT White Plains Performing Arts Center 11 City Pl. White Plains, NY 10601 About the speakers: Arun Ponnusamy is Collegewise’s Chief Academic Officer […]
Read More >“A place where I can…”
Ask many students what they’re looking for in a college, or many applicants why they’ve decided to apply to a particular school, and they’ll recite a list of features and benefits. A strong journalism program, small classes, located in a city, etc. But those expressions miss the importance of connecting your college wish list with […]
Read More >New findings on teaching material back
Study skills are not a one-size-fits-all science. From the style of note-taking, to the length of time dedicated to studying, to the choice of starting early or waiting until the last minute, what works flawlessly for one successful student may completely fall apart with another. But in the nine years of occasionally offering study skills […]
Read More >When private scholarships go to 529 plans
The largest chunks of scholarship money available to help students pay for college comes from the federal and state governments, and from the colleges themselves. But students can also apply for “outside” or “private” scholarships offered from private companies, foundations, community organizations, churches and other benefactors. Rather than simply writing a check to the scholarship […]
Read More >Learn from this time
Now that most seniors have sifted through their acceptances and decided where they’ll be attending college next fall, underclassmen have an important opportunity to learn from this time. Sure, you’ve heard and witnessed drama that preceded this time. The relentless focus on college. The throes of application season during the fall. The anguish and the […]
Read More >Secure your testing spot and worry less
In high school populations where college admissions stress rages out of control, I’m consistently in favor of doing less when it comes to standardized tests like the SAT and ACT. Obsess about test scores less. Spend less time preparing for them. Don’t embrace the harmful early-and-often approach in which kids behave like professional test takers […]
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