One mark of a true professional in any field is the ability to temporarily set aside distractions from their personal lives and get the job done right. You expect that your surgeon won’t allow her frustration with her kitchen contractor to interfere with your procedure. You expect your accountant to be precise with your finances even […]
Read More >Our guide to the University of California application is here!
Hot off the presses, today Collegewise is releasing our official guide to help students apply to UC (University of California) schools. Inside the UC App: Collegewise Tips and Tricks for a Stellar Application guides applicants step by step through the entire app, with advice on everything from deciding which standardized tests to report, to utilizing […]
Read More >Pre-submit panic
Seniors, if you’re rushing to complete your applications for November 1 early deadlines, here’s a tip meant to calm, not terrorize you. Expect to panic. It’s not at all uncommon for seniors to second-guess everything about their application just minutes before sending it. Should I have written a different essay? I probably didn’t’ describe my […]
Read More >A praise-giving matrix
Organizational psychologist and Wharton Business School professor Adam Grant offers this praise-giving matrix for employees…and kids. Put more simply, praise efforts over outcomes. For a more in-depth explanation, here’s the accompanying article, Adam Grant’s simple matrix to get employees (or kids) more engaged and creative.
Read More >For the college vs. just for family
I’m in social—and social media—circles with a lot of parents who, like me, have young kids. And some of those parents don’t quite understand that not everything about their kids is necessarily share-worthy. I know that parents are wired to think everything our kids do is a wonderful combination of brilliant, hilarious, and adorable. But […]
Read More >What the research says about prestigious colleges
From the Gallup Organization’s “5 Ways to Make College a Success,” the findings of which are based on their comprehensive research on higher education. 4. Question the value of attending prestigious, highly selective and high-priced colleges and universities. They actually provide little (at best) to no (at worst) advantage in being engaged in your job and […]
Read More >Look for open windows
There’s something about seeing a dog with its head thrusted out the window of a moving car that always makes me happy. It’s pure, unadulterated joy. The destination, the scenery, the weather–none of that matters. Some dogs treat that opportunity like a chance to fulfill a lifelong dream. There’s no ulterior motive, no hope for […]
Read More >If I get in, then…
Students are too focused on the allure of prestigious colleges, often believing that if they can just get into one, everything else will just fall into place. All their work that led up to it will be validated. They’ll be happy and less stressed. They’ll be virtually guaranteed a life of success and fulfillment. But […]
Read More >Assumptions
As the November 1 early application deadline for many colleges creeps ever closer, students, parents, and counselors are often on edge, especially with each other. Everyone is busy. The stakes seem so high. The risk of one tiny mistake or one dropped application ball destroying years of work feels so real. It can all bring […]
Read More >Where’s the Common App “Submit” button?
A number of our Collegewise seniors this year have found that, after completing and revising and perfecting their Common Applications, they arrive at the page to submit the app only to find that there is seemingly no “Submit” button. If that’s happened to you or to your students, here’s the fix. It appears that the […]
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