I'm a college admissions expert, and my students are struggling with basic literacy skills. Their college apps are suffering.

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The author is a college admissions expert.

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One piece of advice from a teacher helped me become the first in my family to graduate from college

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Following one teacher's advice started me on a path to become the first person in my family to graduate from college and eventually build a career as a journalist.

Amber Campbell

My son is studying abroad in Spain this year. I'm trying to let go, but it's harder than I expected.

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The author is already grieving her son's absence as he prepares to study abroad.

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I took a gap year from college and lived out of my car. I then launched a side hustle that has turned into a lucrative career.

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The author took a gap year to live out of her car and start a side hustle.

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I teach at Harvard and encourage my students to use AI on every assignment. They just have to follow my ground rules.

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The author is a professor at Harvard and allows for AI in the classroom.

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Feds opened probe of California school district's diplomas for Chinese students

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The Val Verde school district had an unusual arrangement with a school in China.

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I'm still paying off tens of thousands in school loans as my oldest applies to college. My financial burden is shaping her approach.

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The author, shown with her daughter, says that her lingering student loan debt has impacted how her kids think about college.

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I'm an editor at Google. AI has taken over some of my work, but my humanities degree gave me an unexpected edge.

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Marie Pabelonio is an editorial lead at Google.

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I resented my parents for killing my creative career goals. I swore I'd never do the same to my kids — then I became a parent.

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I'm glad my daughter was rejected from an Ivy League college

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The author's daughter and son both attend Fordham University.

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