The SAT Debate Monday’s New York Times reported the results of a commission, “convened by some of the country’s most influential college admissions officials,” that … Read more
An Offer I Couldn’t Refuse A few weeks ago I received an interesting call from HP. They wanted help spreading the word among college students … Read more
Dated Thinking I rarely know the date that things are due. Yet I’m not disorganized. I check my calendar every morning, and it contains dozens … Read more
Imagine if a stressed out, over-committed undergraduate failed to get into his top 11 choices for law school, and then discovered a new path to … Read more
The Birth of a Handbook Study Hacks readers often complain that it’s hard to navigate the 300 articles and 1500 comments that populate this blog. … Read more
The Danger of Emotional Working I had a college friend who made social plans based on whether or not he felt like he should be … Read more
Excavating Crap In a 2004 interview, author Neal Stephenson noted the following about his writing process: I did figure out that I tended to write … Read more
The Tale of a Seriously Stressed Student I recently came across this note from a high school student. It was posted anonymously on a public … Read more
