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Articles Worth Reading

I read the New York Times on a regular basis and below are a collection of articles I thought might be interesting to share with the class of 2020. Keep in mind that some are editorials, but they give you a general sense for the current buzz words for college applications this fall.

Advice to My College FreshmanDon’t take other people’s Adderall. Granola bars have a lot of sugar. The stamp goes in the upper right-hand corner of the envelope.

Life after college is weird. This can help.This is a guide for the first years after college, from career and personal finance advice to stories about creating the life you’ve always imagined and bouncing back when things don’t go quite the way you planned.

Opinion | The SAT’s Bogus ‘Adversity Score’Are we really going to rank students on a one-to-100 pseudoscientific index of oppression?

Admissions Scandal: When ‘Hard Work’ (Plus $6.5 Million) Helps Get You Into StanfordThe news that a Chinese family paid $6.5 million to help secure a spot at Stanford illuminated the global reach of the college admissions scheme.

Actresses, Business Leaders and Other Wealthy Parents Charged in U.S. College Entry FraudA sprawling federal investigation accuses 50 people of involvement in a scheme to get undeserving students into major American universities.

The Hard Part of Computer Science? Getting Into ClassStudent demand for computer science courses is outstripping the supply of professors, creating a student divide of computing haves and have-nots.

Opinion | College vs. PaycheckWorking students can’t always choose between a job and an education. Universities shouldn’t make them.

Let Kids PlayDoctors should prescribe playtime for young children, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.

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