ABCs, more important than 123s

Many high school students are under the impression that getting into college is all about the numbers—that is, test scores, GPA, and APs. But the truth is, colleges come across a much larger percentage of applicants that fall into their average GPA and SAT pool than...

What's scarier than that many dollar signs?

Just in time for the scariest holiday, I thought I would share a few of the fears that I had while trudging through the seemingly endless college process and provide a few choice words of encouragement and wisdom for you high school seniors! When I began applying to...

Expectations Pt.1

This is the first part of a three part blog. It would be a really long blog if put all together and so, in order to not bore anyone, I have divided it into three parts. Last night, tired of double integrals and finding volumes under surfaces, I decided that the best...

It's a game of chess

Where do you see yourself in four years? It’s the question that has never failed to throw me into a state of deep perplexity. It’s the question my high school civics teacher relentlessly hurled at me. It’s the question that most of us put in the deep...

Passion

This is post is going to be a McFlurry of things – just a heads up. I was recently talking to a friend of mine at Babson, Alex, and he told me he wanted to transfer to Stanford or USC [both in his home state]. But he said “Man, but I may just give up on...