Stress Less College Apps

More nuance! When I’m working with students, I still might steer them away from those topics people say to avoid in the personal statement. I can usually tell pretty quickly if a student is leaning towards a “cliche topic” because they have something interesting to say about it or because the topic lends themselves to familiar and uninteresting storytelling.

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My trip to Mexico wouldn’t be complete without a tribute to its finest university, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

One of the coolest campuses on earth. A literal World Heritage site. 500 years of history.

I know that most non-Mexican students will have more obvious choices, but this definitely a campus you should explore when you study abroad.

Whether from this past cycle or years ago.

Share some hope with the class of 2027 please!

You’re not behind, but you can get ahead.

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There are recent admits and college students sharing useful content. They tend to focus on *their own stories.* They share problems in their own application to assure younger students with the same problems. They share resources they found useful.

They don’t offer sweeping, judgmental hot takes, AI-generated summer program lists, or warnings about what you MUST do lest you get rejected everywhere.

There’s a thousand videos in this toxic genre I could address. I tend not to dog on teenagers and early-20s creators trying their hand at social media. But this was so egregious that it deserved a response.

Now there are certainly limits to how much you can work to make a college the right fit. There can be cultural and institutional problems you find insurmountable, but hopefully you filtered those colleges out of your list.

But much of the uncertainty about college is a mystery you need to embrace. That’s just growing up.

Thank you to the team at for a lovely tour. I learned a lot! Rice is a top notch school that deserves your consideration, particularly in STEM but not exclusively by any stretch.

What questions do you have about Rice? Is it on your list?

The longer you wait to get support, the more stressful this gets.

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