If you’re applying to college and would like some trusted advice from experts, our filmmaker has been capturing some of our counselors sharing their favorite tips. Here are four new videos, all of which are hosted on our YouTube channel. Five College Essay Clichés to Avoid Questions to Kickstart your Essay Brainstorm Debunking College Essay Myths […]
Read More >You can’t outsource consequences
In 2012, as I was preparing to self-publish version 1.0 of If the U Fits, I hired an outside copyeditor to proofread the manuscript. I wanted to make sure the book I’d spent the last year writing was typo-free. And it was important enough to pay a professional to make sure the job was done […]
Read More >Back to school: greatest hits edition
Here’s a collection of past posts and resources to consider as students head back to school. For high school students: How to achieve your goals in school this year. How to be more impressive by doing less. Some advice to help you earn better grades. A past post with back-to-school resolution suggestions. My favorite study […]
Read More >Monday morning Q&A
As a fun almost-back-to-school diversion, I’d like to try something new here. For the next month or so, I’ll be answering a question every week from a blog reader. The question form is here if you’d like to submit one for consideration. Anything goes, but questions that are too specific to one particular student aren’t […]
Read More >Changing tides
At the speeches I would give at Southern California high schools shortly after starting Collegewise in 1999, one line was always guaranteed to get a big laugh from the crowd. “Southern Californian kids aren’t going to arrive at the breakfast table one morning and announce to their parents, ‘Today is the day I apply to the University […]
Read More >Last call for my essay webinar
It’s officially last call for my webinar, How to Write a Great College Essay, on Tuesday, August 22 from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. PDT. I’ll be sharing tips that will help students write any college essay, from a personal statement, to short-answer questions, to Common App essays. Parents are certainly welcome to attend, too, […]
Read More >Great things take time to make
Between the day I left for college and the day I arrived home for my December holiday break, I had almost no communication with anyone I’d gone to high school with. Unless we were willing to place an expensive long-distance phone call or write a good old-fashioned letter, we all had to wait until December […]
Read More >Make “Why this college?” about you
Of all the questions on college applications, any version of “Why are you interested in attending this college?” could well be the one students struggle with most. It’s easy if you’re the rare student who’s interested in a major or program that very few other colleges offer. But most students don’t have their interest narrowed down […]
Read More >What would you do?
After watching Adam Grant’s 2-minute video, “How to Raise Resilient Kids,” I wanted to go back and add one of his tips to my list of examples parents can set for kids. The next time you’re facing one of those challenges where there is no clear right answer, ask your kids, “What would you do?” Maybe you’re […]
Read More >Innovating and honoring
I still remember one of the questions I was asked during my interview for a position as a summer orientation program coordinator during my senior year of college. What do you think will be the most challenging part of being an orientation coordinator? I was ready for this one. It was something I’d thought about […]
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