August is the time, according to all the specialists, to get a jumpstart on all the stressful tasks that define senior year. After a major research study, the Neurotic Parent Institute has created two different checklists for rising seniors, one for each gender. … Continue reading
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Q: Is it true that you have a deal to turn this blog into a book? A: Yes. It will be published on March 2nd. And if GC is still waiting for admissions decisions, I will have to appear on … Continue reading
Nothing like the lazy days of summer to prove that a college education is not worth it. Most of the kids we know are slaving away at internships, most earning nothing, and some extremely lucky ones taking home $9 an … Continue reading
After we put GC on a plane to his summer program, Mr NP and I set off on one of our first childless vacations ever – a summer respite at a spa in the mountains. Which mountains? The ones in … Continue reading
School has been out for almost two weeks now. And, before all the internships, summer programs and application bootcamps begin, GC and his friends have transformed themselves into happy, healthy stress-free teens. Their activities: – a 3-hour night scavenger hunt, … Continue reading