The grand illusion of college is created to support the value attributed to the school’s name… aka Certificate Value. My series on favorite quotes continues with #7, one of my own quotes. “During the college search process, turn the imaginary belief of college…
The secret to managing change is to focus all energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
"There's never been a better time to be remarkable. It's never been a worse time to be unremarkable. The reality is 99% of us and our children are unremarkable." NYU Professor Scott Galloway-
Do not focus on your final grades or SAT scores. Instead, focus on mastering the content. Students and parents often obsess over GPAs and SAT scores. That doesn’t work. That doesn’t work. It will only cause frustration, stress, and anxiety…
If you indulge yourself today, you will compromise your goals tomorrow.
This week, I'm featuring a quote from a great football coach, Lou Holtz.
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Essays are written for the reader of the application, and the reader must clearly understand the message. This week, I’m featuring one of my quotes “It’s not what you want to say that counts. Rather, it’s what you want the…
Colleges own the rules of the game. They don’t ask for our approval to change the rules. Over the next few months, I will feature my all-time favorite 15 quotes as they relate to the world of college. Although they will not be…
College is not a spectator sport. Don’t be a spectator! From a spectator standpoint, I understand how convenient it is to turn on the TV during the game’s final minutes to watch how it ends. It’s often the most exciting…
2025 Season in Review, Part 8. I will add that you can’t be remarkable by doing what others do. The key to winning admission acceptances is distinguishing yourself from the norm and standing out from others. Distinguish– to notice or recognize a difference between…
Don’t be drawn into the hype. It’s purposely misleading. 2025 Admission Season in Review, Part 9. Choosing colleges based on their prestige value, or rankings, is at the forefront of many people’s minds. It’s a mistake. Let’s see why. Prestige – the…
