Yein's Articles
I write about how psychology can be applied in college counselling 🧠🎓
MENTAL HEALTH for Students💙
How to combat perfectionism among students
How to combat perfectionism among students
How to help students overcome the fear of missing out
How to help students overcome the fear of missing out
“I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked. One fig was a husband and a happy home and children, and another fig was a famous poet and another fig was a brilliant professor, and another fig was Ee Gee, the amazing editor…
How to help students cope with rejection
How to help students cope with rejection
How to use CBT strategies to support catastrophising students
How to use CBT strategies to support catastrophising students
How to deal with strong emotions during the university-application process
How to deal with strong emotions during the university-application process
How to protect students’ self-esteem during the university application process
How to protect students’ self-esteem during the university application process
MENTAL HEALTH for Counsellors 🧡
How satisfied are you in your current job?
How satisfied are you in your current job?
How to find the silver lining on a cloudy day
How to find the silver lining on a cloudy day
It’s been a difficult day. The students are unmotivated and you’ve just had a frustrating conversation about questionable behaviour. You are tired, there’s so much to do and none of it feels particularly rewarding. You forget why you wanted to become a college counsellor in the first place and just want to go home and sleep. How do you find the silver lining on days like this? Here are some suggestions.
Why university counsellors need to learn about emotional labour
Why university counsellors need to learn about emotional labour
Why counsellors need to switch off over the break
Why counsellors need to switch off over the break
Why counsellors are prone to burnout – and how to combat it
Why counsellors are prone to burnout – and how to combat it
How to deal with information overload
How to deal with information overload
PSYCHOLOGY: Cognition 🧐
‘I just like the vibe’: hard facts versus gut feeling when choosing a university
‘I just like the vibe’: hard facts versus gut feeling when choosing a university
What phone will you buy next? An iPhone or an Android? And based on what factors will you make the decision?Making a relatively large purchase, like a phone, necessitates a concerted decision-making process involving many factors.For instance, with purchasing a phone, you may want to look at the objective or hard factors, such as battery capacity, power consumption or processors.
How to use cognitive science to support your counselling
How to use cognitive science to support your counselling
Cognitive dissonance: how to advise students who are set in their choices
Cognitive dissonance: how to advise students who are set in their choices
Why thinking about thinking can help with university applications
Why thinking about thinking can help with university applications
How do our cognitive biases affect our counselling?
How do our cognitive biases affect our counselling?
How the psychology of decision making can help students choose universities
How the psychology of decision making can help students choose universities
PSYCHOLOGY: Development 🌱
Why understanding a student’s context matters
Why understanding a student’s context matters
What is a teenager?
What is a teenager?
Why does applying to university feel so burdensome for students?
Why does applying to university feel so burdensome for students?
PSYCHOLOGY: Motivation🏃🏻♀️
Money makes the world go around – but it won’t motivate your students
Money makes the world go around – but it won’t motivate your students
“You’ve graduated from university and have climbed up the ranks to become the manager of a team. You’re in a situation where you need to motivate an employee to stay past their working hours to work on a project. How would you do this?” “Alternatively, let’s say you’re that employee. What incentive would you be happy to receive to stay past 5pm to work on a task that your boss gives you?”
How to motivate your students – and make sure they motivate themselves
How to motivate your students – and make sure they motivate themselves
How to help your students set effective goals
How to help your students set effective goals
ADVISING: Best Fit💘
How Maslow’s hierarchy of needs can help students choose the right university
How Maslow’s hierarchy of needs can help students choose the right university
How to ensure a successful one-to-one meeting with students
How to ensure a successful one-to-one meeting with students
How to guide Year 11 students through their subject choices
How to guide Year 11 students through their subject choices
Why financial best fit is as important as academic best fit
Why financial best fit is as important as academic best fit
Help your students follow their passion – and find their ikigai
Help your students follow their passion – and find their ikigai
ADVISING: Grades & Tests 💯
'But I need that predicted grade for my application'
'But I need that predicted grade for my application'
How to manage IB predicted grades
How to manage IB predicted grades
Standardised tests: some FAQs
Standardised tests: some FAQs
‘Test blind’, ‘test optional’ or ‘test preferred’ – what do all these categories mean?
‘Test blind’, ‘test optional’ or ‘test preferred’ – what do all these categories mean?
ADVISING: Extracurriculars 🎭
Student activities: how to frame them in university applications
Student activities: how to frame them in university applications
I find it helpful to show students how to present activities in their university applications – possibly even before their senior year.
Choosing student activities: some guiding principles
Choosing student activities: some guiding principles
Quiz: Are your students choosing the best activities for their applications?
Quiz: Are your students choosing the best activities for their applications?
‘What activities should I do to get into university?’ Eight strategies to help
‘What activities should I do to get into university?’ Eight strategies to help
PRACTICAL STUFF: All about Events🎤
How to organise a careers fair from scratch
How to organise a careers fair from scratch
As a future pathways counsellor, one of my responsibilities is to help my students explore various career paths.
Tips for making the most of a university tour
Tips for making the most of a university tour
How to organise a university campus visit for the first time
How to organise a university campus visit for the first time
PRACTICAL STUFF: Tools & Tricks ⚙️
How to use offer data effectively in university counselling
How to use offer data effectively in university counselling
How to be an effective university counsellor with no budget
How to be an effective university counsellor with no budget
How to submit a proposal for a college-counselling conference
How to submit a proposal for a college-counselling conference
A guide to essential statistics for counsellors
A guide to essential statistics for counsellors
What are reverse admissions, and why do they matter?
What are reverse admissions, and why do they matter?
Are personality tests a helpful tool for counsellors?
Are personality tests a helpful tool for counsellors?
Cultural Competence🌏
Why learning about history can help us make sense of national stereotypes
Why learning about history can help us make sense of national stereotypes
How to help third-culture kids set down roots
How to help third-culture kids set down roots
Why we need to shed our cultural baggage
Why we need to shed our cultural baggage
Career Counselling💼
Introducing the Chaos Theory of Careers and how it can help students
Introducing the Chaos Theory of Careers and how it can help students
Did you know you were going to be a college counsellor when you were 17 years old? Most of us probably didn’t. When I was in high school, I wasn’t aware that college counselling could be a viable full-time job. My career path has been shaped by unexpected turns, formative encounters and developments unaccounted for – which I’m sure is also true for most, if not all, of us out there.
How to plan a coincidence – and the importance of being squiggly
How to plan a coincidence – and the importance of being squiggly
Philosophizing Higher Ed🎓
What is the purpose of higher education?
What is the purpose of higher education?
Is university admission really a meritocracy?
Is university admission really a meritocracy?
Why a university degree is so much more than just a degree
Why a university degree is so much more than just a degree
My other works
Yein's Linktree
Yein's Linktree
University Counsellor | Backing Practice with Cognitive Science
Yein's Talks
Yein's Talks
FAQ: Korean Universities Admissions
FAQ: Korean Universities Admissions
Website: Supporting Student Well-Being in University Applications
Website: Supporting Student Well-Being in University Applications
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