There’s been a lot of bad news lately.

“Vanderbilt’s acceptance rate was an all-time low: 3.3%!”

“My brother’s friend had a 4.6 and an Eagle Scout badge and was rejected from every school he applied to.”

“Even my safety schools are competitive now. Will I get in anywhere?”

But when I started coaching high schoolers myself, it was different. Every one of them was admitted to one of their reach schools (plus most of their other schools). Every single one! So I started thinking, “What other good news can I share with anxious applicants?”

Every week, I tell an admission story from my 10 years as a university admission director & college counselor. It’ll make you laugh, it’ll make you cry. And it’ll always leave you with some good news for your own application. Read on.