It’s late September, and that means college application panic time for high school seniors. At this point, you’ve already nailed the ACT on the seventh try and received a glowing letter of recommendation from the genome lab where you … Continue reading
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Here’s your chance to get a free trip to Chicago in early September and appear on an Emmy-winning talk show with your slacker son or daughter: Know a College Senior Who Can’t Seem To Graduate?! Are you the parent of … Continue reading
Here’s a summer rerun originally posted on the HuffPo. Readers pointed out some must-brings that I left out. Please see the bottom of the list. 1. A decent mattress. Forget the memory foam topper, feather bed and bed bug protector. … Continue reading
As we speak, a senior girl in Virginia lies awake, trying to decide between Bowdoin and Vanderbilt before the deadline at midnight. Which will she choose? And…who will get her place in the school she turns down? Until I come … Continue reading
Late last week, decisions from top colleges were delivered electronically to stressed-out high school seniors. By early evening, more than 90% of those who had applied to the eight Ivy League schools plus their partners-in-prestige, Stanford and MIT, had received … Continue reading