It’s Friday, and I have to admit, I’m pretty worn out this week. My mind is already into the weekend, so I’m not going to tackle a big, convoluted topic today. Instead, we’ll feature an email with a little bit of venting in it. Maybe you guys have more energy to help out than I …
Your experience is a twist on that theme, though — it doesn’t sound as if you’ve been repeatedly trampled by fate every time you’ve done something; you just come up a tiny bit short. Trust me when I say that millions of people know exactly how you feel.
If you’re a member of a minority group, you’re sure to hear conflicting advice about discussing your minority status in scholarship applications. Some say don’t mention it at all; others say get as much mileage out of it as you can. I tend toward the latter, but the problem is, you don’t always know when …
