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A Leisurely Sunday: Three Colleges, Seven Hours of Driving, Hundreds of Cows and a Lot of Snow

Posted on March 31, 2008 by JD

After a low-key weekend in New York which includes Spring Awakening, the Tenement Museum, several dinners with friends (who, curiously, all recommend Bates College), a hunt for a faux Goyard bag and Earth Hour with three dear cousins, it’s time … Continue reading →

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NYU Comes of Age

Posted on March 30, 2008 by JD

I have a high school friend who dropped out of three colleges, spent a year following the Grateful Dead around, then enrolled at NYU.  In those days, you did not have to apply because it was a commuter school with … Continue reading →

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Most Obnoxious Question Asked by a Parent at an Information Session

Posted on March 29, 2008 by JD

Transcribed verbatim at the NYU information session: – Parent: "I know you mentioned you had a four-year language requirement, but my son has taken every language AP and also every other AP offered by his school.  So, what if he … Continue reading →

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Jesuits are Nice, and They Know How to Name a College

Posted on March 28, 2008 by JD

We were’t prepared to like Georgetown because two years ago, a couple of girls from CJ’s school got in trouble for passing Coffee Nips to each other during the information session.  The admissions officer actually called the high school to complain, … Continue reading →

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Applying vs. Pledging

Posted on March 26, 2008 by JD

We are visiting The George Washington University (yes, there is a "the" in the name). CJ is now out for his third night of college partying in a row, even though today is Wednesday and the real play-hard stuff is … Continue reading →

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