College
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with William Harper, 18, a high school student living in Dubai. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… My dad was blowing out the candles on his birthday cake when streaks of light lit up the sky above us.We…
When my daughter told me she was running in the 5th-grade track meet, memories rushed back from a time in my life when running meant everything to me. Loading audio narration… In high school, I ran varsity and was captain of my track and cross-country teams. Running was my life.…
I truly love having my young adult daughter visit home from college. The visits are precious moments and a new chapter in our lives. Yet, as much as I cherish my 20-year-old kid’s presence, I find myself quietly looking forward to when she returns to her student flat. Loading audio…
The US government is targeting a group whose hyper-reactive skills align with one of its most demanding jobs: Gamers. Loading audio narration… Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration will accept applications for air traffic controller jobs from April 17 through April 27.The role, which is…
This year’s Ivy Day was brutal, and the admissions numbers prove it. Loading audio narration… Yale admitted a record-low 2.9% of regular decision applicants from a pool of nearly 55,000 students, the second-largest in the school’s history.Columbia received 61,031 applications — the largest pool in its history — and admitted…
The vision I had for my college experience was something straight out of a glossy homecoming brochure: spontaneous road trips, late nights spent dancing terribly at parties, football games, and a close-knit friend group to enjoy it all with. Loading audio narration… However, social anxiety, depression, and the COVID-19 pandemic…
Andrew Bosworth, Meta’s chief technology officer, has some simple advice for aspiring technologists: Start building — now. Loading audio narration… The executive hosted an Ask Me Anything on his Instagram account this week and answered a college freshman’s question about how to enter the industry.”You just have to immerse yourself…
AI is adding pressure to the already heavy decision of choosing a college major. Loading audio narration… One in six students, roughly 16%, say they’ve changed their major because of AI’s impact on the job market, according to a survey from Gallup and Lumina Foundation of around 3,800 students.The report,…
In a previous life, I was a ratty, vagabond mountain girl. I never thought of myself as a writer, and I definitely didn’t plan to build a career as a ghostwriter. I rarely planned where I’d sleep each night.During a gap year from college in winter 2020, I was working…
“I’m glad my daughter was rejected from an Ivy League college,” I told a friend recently.Her daughter is a high school junior, currently in the thick of curating a list of reach schools. My friend was surprised by my words. I know I’m supposed to want the best college for…
