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 […]