I broke a big rule of college applications by writing about my mother. My love for her got me into Yale and Stanford.

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The author wrote about his mother in his college essays.

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Working from home made motherhood feasible for her. A Stanford study shows she's not alone.

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Stefi Markowicz credits being able to work from home for her decision to become a mother earlier in life than she had anticipated.

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Brothers, 19 and 20, quit Stanford and graduated from Y Combinator with $4 million. Read their pitch deck.

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Shraman and Shreyas Kar.

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I'm a first-year medical student at Stanford. From working on cadavers to 12-hour lecture days, this is what a week in my life is like.

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The author is a med student at Stanford.

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Rivian's CEO explains why he got a Ph.D. — and why he chose MIT over Stanford

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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe described picking between Stanford and MIT as being "recruited for a nerd sports team."

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During my MBA, I interned on a hazelnut farm in Bhutan. It taught me that workplace loyalty isn't only about money.

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Yin spent a month in Bhutan for his internship.

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Why workers who lose their jobs to AI will be better off than the Midwest manufacturing employees of two decades ago

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The loss of manufacturing jobs in recent decades has brought about economic hardships for many Americans. AI job displacement won't play out quite the same way.

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I was kicked out of high school, so I turned to the Marines for a way forward. Now, I'm a corporate lawyer with degrees from Stanford and Harvard.

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Andrew Hanson practices securities enforcement at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

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The golden age of overemployment is over. Job jugglers are preparing for life with only one income.

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The golden age of overemployment could be coming to an end as remote job openings decline from peak levels during the pandemic.

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I'm the son of a billionaire who forged my own career path.

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My dad is Steve Ballmer. I spent 5 years working as a product manager in the tech industry before becoming a comedian.

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