Ten Tips for Safe Travels
People are traveling again. After the cabin fever of shelter-in-place, which seemed to last approximately two centuries, my social media feeds are blooming with photos…
Only Connect, E.M. Forster Wrote. I’m Trying.
Only connect, E.M. Forster wrote. I'm trying.
Success, Deconstructed
In December 2016, I sat in a Utah conference room with 40 other parents of teenagers and young adults. We were there because we had sent our children to a wilderness therapy program, and we were about to see them for the first time in several months
All That Glitters…
It seems singularly appropriate that The Golden Ticket started with my desire for an actual golden ticket, though not to a chocolate factory. No, I wanted a ticket to Italy.
I Worked in Admissions at Stanford and My Daughter Is a Barista
My 22-year-old daughter works as a barista at Peet’s Coffee, near where she grew up. This is a normal thing to say, except that where she grew up is Palo Alto, California…
Five Essential Questions About College Admissions
I did an AMA on the r/ApplyingToCollege subreddit last night, and I have some thoughts.
Some Things to Consider If You've Been Turned Down by a Highly Rejective College
Stanford University did not release its admit rate this year, but it doesn’t take much to dig it up: a quick look through the Common Data Set will show that approximately 56,378 students applied and approximately 2,075 were accepted.
Stop Looking at College Rankings and Read This Instead: 8 Books for Ambitious Parents of High School Students
Reading—a much more productive activity than obsessing about your child’s college prospects!