The Summer of College Visits: Getting Started With My Rising Junior
I blocked my schedule. It’s really happening. I’m taking Max on a series of trips to visit colleges this summer. He’s going to be a junior in high school, and he’s ready (even if I’m not). Deciding where to go with the time we have is not easy, especially when the student has an open mind about […]
A Letter to My Rising Junior
Dear Max, When you were younger, I would tell you to do things and you would do the opposite. It drove me nuts. Nowadays, you actually listen to me. You may not do what I recommend right away. But within days, weeks, and sometimes months, you surprise me. It shows that you respect my advice. […]
Why Colleges Are Changing These Three Admissions Policies
For weeks, I told myself I was going to cut my hair. I needed a change. Two inches. Maybe three inches. Layers. The whole bit. But the moment I sat in the chair at the hair salon yesterday, I chickened out. I decided to just go with another trim—imperceptible to even my family. Did that […]