Now that it’s early April, my students have started getting back to me to let me know what schools they got accepted to. There’s a lot of happiness, a little disappointment, and some decisions to make from among more than one good option. How I Chose It brings me back to the time when I had to make my own decision, a lot longer ago than I’d care to admit. After all my acceptances and … [Read more...]

I saw two articles today that really shocked me. Brown Alumni Monthly reported that applications rose 20% this year, from 25,000 to 30,000 applicants. Just a few years ago, in 2002, there were “only” 14,612 applicants. That’s a 50% increase in 8 years. All competing for the same 1,500 freshman slots. It works out to an acceptance rate of about 5%. Harvard reported 30,489 applicants, a … [Read more...]