Students and parents have long approached the admissions process with a simple assumption: If you can get into an Ivy League school, you can get in anywhere. Based on that assumption, many applicants devote all of their time, energy and effort to their Harvard application first, then plan to tinker with their essays a bit … Read more
Does she look like a million bucks? A mom has drummed up debate on social media after claiming her “old money” chic outfit supposedly landed her toddler a spot in a prestigious school. Content creator, Tammy Peacock, posted an Instagram Reels video of herself decked out in quite the ensemble with the caption, “The outfit … Read more
“Jeopardy!” fans are having a debate of their own. Some viewers were outraged after a contestant mispronounced a word but it was accepted as a correct answer on Monday’s episode. Matt Brooks, a healthcare IT analyst from Virginia, was at the center of the controversy. Matt Brooks on “Jeopardy!” ABC He was winning against Zoe … Read more
Brooke Shields “of course” was always going to attend Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ 2006 wedding — but initially joked why she would have skipped. “I was gonna say yes to that,” Shields, 58, told Entertainment Weekly. “I was like, ‘Yes. I will — as long as I’m not the something old!’” The “Dawson’s Creek” … Read more
A woman on Reddit who says she was alienated and given the cold shoulder by her family after she accepted a free first-class upgrade on a vacation did nothing wrong, Reddit users said, weighing in on her drama. Reddit user “Abbyissostupid” told Reddit’s “Am I the A–hole” (AITA) subreddit about her dilemma in a post … Read more
Faith Snapp has never let her blindness get in the way of pursuing her dreams. A 22-year-old Texas native who is legally blind, Snapp was accepted into the Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine, FOX 26 Houston reported. “My entire life, my family has raised horses and goats for as long as I can … Read more
This Vietnamese student was expecting sandy beaches, not cornfields. All Valerie Do wanted was to lounge on the beach in between classes, but instead she got the Midwest’s best: Corn. When Do, who hails from Vietnam, applied to Miami University, she wasn’t even aware the state of Ohio existed, let alone that the school wasn’t … Read more
Even before finishing an MBA internship at a Top 5 management consulting firm last year, John (last name withheld) locked in a job that would pay well over $200,000. He was supposed to start work in June. “But that didn’t happen,” he said, explaining that he’s now been rescheduled to start in November. The 24-year-old … Read more
A Stuyvesant High School senior who was once told getting into the elite institution was “practically impossible,” just beat the odds again — landing a spot at the top college in the world. Sebastian Acevedo — who grew up with an Ecuadorian immigrant mom and a supermarket manager dad, neither of whom went to college … Read more