Hey Class of 2020! In a scene from Steve Martin’s 1979 movie “The Jerk”, his nebbish-y character Navin R. Johnson runs pell mell down the street upon seeing his name in print for the first time (in the phonebook), declaring to anyone within earshot: “The New Phonebook is Here! THE NEW PHONEBOOK IS HERE!!!!” How times have changed. Who uses phone [...]
Hi again to the class of 2020 and their proud parents and guardians! In my last rant (let me know if you’d like me to resend that one to you) I suggested ten things you should consider doing this summer in between beach blankets and summer sports leagues and your jobs and volunteer internships and travel and whatever else you’ve [...]
Hey soon-to-be-Seniors (like the sound of that?!) and parents of same,Well, spring is finally here and true to form it’s nearly summer - gotta love Maine weather (or else why the heck are you living here??!!!). Graduations happening all around us (including my oldest from Deering HS - woot woot!), summer plans falling nicely in to place (one hopes), and [...]
Check out Frank Bruni's NTY's editorial from yesterday entitled: "Bribes to get in to Yale and Stanford? What else is new?" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/opinion/college-bribery-admissions.html I've been preaching this reality for years - when it comes to college admissions the emperor has no clothes. And is a hypocrite to boot! The only "newsworthy" portion of this latest scandal is the blatant illegality of [...]
Hey there sports fans - there’s plenty of time left before the May 1st deadline for depositing but make no mistake - it's a-coming. Some of you have made your final decision and already sent in deposits. Others are still lingering over the indecision chasm, either for want of a clear preference or for need of additional money. This email is for those students [...]
Hi Juniors - won’t be long before summertime and easy living, and after that like the hungry caterpillar you’ll metamorphose in to a senior! How about that?! (And if that sounds strange to you try being one of your parents: it seems like yesterday my senior daughter was starting kindergarten!!) Hope everyone’s groovy and not overly stressing about all [...]
Hey there members of the Class of ‘20 (and their parents), Greetings from Gary the College Guy! Here’s the first of two March rants I’ll be sending for your elucidation - this one going out for you to groove on as you attain warp speed in this your junior year and think about doing some college visits this spring. As [...]
Hi Seniors - anyone catch that World Series? Incredible! Oops, what am I talking about? I know a number of you were scrambling to get ED and EA applications in by midnight last night. Well, you missed a good one (and good job on getting those applications in!)Many of you are now working on Nov. 15 EA and ED deadlines. [...]
Hi students and parents - How about that World Series??!!! Excellent, huh? I often say there are two types of people in this world: those of us who recognize that baseball is not only the greatest game of them all, but an essential metaphor for life and all it’s intricacies; and the rest of you who just haven’t quite figured [...]
Hey Class of ’18 - Some of you have already sent out ED and EA applications to meet 11/1 and 11/15. I hope the rest of you are closing in on the target date I suggest of December 1 to get all your regular decision applications out by. (* and ** - see below) I've mentioned to many of you [...]