Congrats to GC's friends on their recent acceptances to GW, Wisconsin, Michigan, Swarthmore, Colgate, UCSB, UCSD, McGill, NYU, BU, Bard, U of Miami, Pitzer, Columbia, WashU, Julliard and Deep Springs (plus the EAs/EDs at Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Tulane, Bard, … Continue reading
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Since the publication of the book, we have received a great quantity of urgent queries from parents. The most common recent questions are: Q: What if my son or daughter does not get in anywhere? Have you ever heard of … Continue reading
Here is a private tweet that I just received from a follower: Q: I have ordered your book, but frankly, with all the stress involved preparing my junior for applying for colleges, I doubt if I will have the time … Continue reading
Last week I attended Senior Separation Night at GC's school. About twenty of us showed up for a poignant evening with the school counselor and the lifeskills teacher (yes, the school offers a lifeskills curriculum, although our son has … Continue reading
It is mid-February. Your son has written an update email to his top eleven choices describing his recent gig as a guest trapeze artist for Cirque du Soleil. You've procured an additional letter of recommendation from Gabriel Garcia Marquez. And … Continue reading