I swore I'd never move back to my hometown. When I became a mom, I changed my mind so I could be close to my parents.

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Lindsay Karp and her husband
The author decided to stay in her hometown after becoming a wife and a mother.

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I'm a 2-time Olympic freeski medalist. I don't drink coffee or scroll between runs.

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Olympic skier Alex Hall.
Olympic skier Alex Hall.

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I took a gap year to travel the world between high school and college. Time abroad helped me be more prepared for college life.

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Ashleigh N. DeLuca in a truck in Africa during her gap year
The author went to Africa during her gap year.

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After graduating from NYU, I had to leave New York because I couldn't afford it. I had to move back in with my parents.

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The author graduated from New York University.

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Most of my kids have moved out of the house, except for my youngest. I'm worried she's lonely in our near-empty nest.

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Laura falin and her daughter
The author is worried her daughter might be lonely in the near-empty nest.

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Why a godfather of AI still thinks his 4-year-old grandson should go to college

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Yoshua Bengio wearing a blue suit and sitting in an armchair.
Bengio said education is valuable because of how it can help people make good decisions.

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I'm a Stanford student who uses the new dating app that's taken the campus by storm. It's fun, but I haven't met my match yet.

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The author is using the new dating app at Stanford University.

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I'm an American who studied abroad at Zhejiang University in China. It was unlike anything I experienced back in the US.

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Students in a classroom at Zhejiang University
The author attended a prestigious college in China.

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The 13 college majors with the highest unemployment

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A graduate wearing blue is sitting in one of many chairs outside, facing a building
Recent anthropology grads had an unemployment rate of almost 8% in 2024.

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Bollywood dance teammates raised $5.3 million for their Y Combinator AI startup. Read their pitch deck.

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Vihaar Nandigala and Kishan Sripada, standing in front of a white wall, wearing dark shirts.
Orange Slice cofounders Vihaar Nandigala and Kishan Sripada.

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