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February 10, 2019
It is now February, and you know what that means: I get free donuts on Saturday mornings.
December 4, 2018
My list of advice for these two weeks while you are waiting for the decision to come.
April 3, 2018
How Oberlin became my not-so-obvious best choice school.
November 2, 2017
If you had told a wee 16-year-old Ruth that she would be moving to a small town surrounded by a LOT of corn in just two short years, I would not have believed you, not even for a hot second.
April 3, 2017
The Spring 2017 Virtual Panels are on their way!
March 22, 2017
My Oberlin waitlist experience.
December 27, 2016
A rejection is never the end. It isn't a failing or a miscalculation or a detour on the path of young adulthood. In fact, for me, a rejection was the impetus to drive myself toward acceptance elsewhere.
December 6, 2016
For all of you high school seniors at home filling out your college applications right now, this is a blog post for you. It's written specifically to myself, but extrapolate my own advice into your own experiences.
November 27, 2016
It's late November and the height of college-application season - and I'm here to help! Here's my advice, compiled neatly into categories and lists.
November 17, 2016
My shifting thoughts over the last two weeks, with an eye to the coming admissions cycle.