This one is for adults

I just read Brad Sachs's blog post "Calling Into Question" from Challenge Success. 

It's about the importance of asking the rights sorts of questions of our children--at any age--to foster independence and reflective thinking. If you're a parent, educator, or other adult, it's very much worth the five minutes it it will take you to read.

Of course you're welcome to read it even if you're a student. Plus, you might want to pass it on to a parent, educator, or other adult who could use some reminding about how to foster independence and reflective thinking.

Is it okay to write about....

Is it okay to write about....

One of the most common questions I got from students working on their college application essays was "Is it okay to write about...?"

Is it okay to write about my depression? Is it okay to write about coming out as homosexual? Is it okay to write about how I used to be a really bad student? Is it okay to write about being an abuse survivor? Is it okay to talk about being bullied? Is it okay to talk about the time I was a bully?

Thinking about pleasure

Thinking about pleasure

I understand if you don't normally associate college applications with pleasure, but perhaps you should.

The first and most important step to treating the college search like a relationship is working on knowing yourself better. If you're going to really get what you want out of college, then you have to know what you want. And thinking about what brings you pleasure is one of the more fun ways to do that.

Why you don't deserve a scholarship

Why you don't deserve a scholarship

You don’t deserve a scholarship.

I’d like you to stop thinking that you might deserve a scholarship. I’d like you to stop wondering if you deserve a scholarship. You don’t deserve a scholarship. I don’t mean that others do deserve a scholarship but you don't, I just mean that we should be very cautious about this concept of Deserve. It’s not the best way to think about scholarships.

Welcome

Welcome

Welcome to Apply with Sanity, a new web site dedicated to helping high school students figure out the college application process.

Apply with Sanity is a college application coaching site for ambitious high school students who want an effective and efficient college application process in the U.S. Instead of focusing on getting students into “the best schools,” Apply with Sanity helps students change their mindset and their approach so they can have a less anxious, more student-centered application process.