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The Mission Matters More Than You Think
The longer I do this work, the more convinced I am of one thing: where you go matters less than what that place believes education is for.
3 hrs ago
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Mary O'Malley
March 2026
The Good Old Days Are Now
I just didn’t know it yet.
Mar 31
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Mary O'Malley
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I Love Taylor Swift. I Hate What She’s Done to You.
College admissions is not an album drop. There are no Easter eggs in your rejection letter.
Mar 29
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Mary O'Malley
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"Advice, like youth, is probably just wasted on the young"
What I hope for the Class of 2026, now that the decisions are in.
Mar 25
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Mary O'Malley
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When There Is Nothing to Do Next
Because the instinct is to fix it. The job is something else.
Mar 23
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Mary O'Malley
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You Did Everything Right. It Was Just a Viola Year.
Why this is the week everyone tries to fix something that was never broken
Mar 20
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Mary O'Malley
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The Comparison Trap
Why looking sideways during admissions season is the worst thing you can do
Mar 17
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Mary O'Malley
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The Year Parents Realized College Admissions Isn’t the Same Anymore
Why so many families are suddenly saying: “It wasn’t like this when I applied.”
Mar 14
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Mary O'Malley
6
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March Madness, Portal Refreshes, and the Luck of the Irish
Statistics, scattergrams, and the moment every student discovers that admissions isn’t actually a math problem.
Mar 12
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Mary O'Malley
4
I Asked ChatGPT What It Knows About Me
And It Noticed Something About Recommendation Letters
Mar 11
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Mary O'Malley
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Congratulations! Please Start Somewhere Else.
The expanding side doors of college admissions.
Mar 9
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Mary O'Malley
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The Transcript Is Not a Billboard
It’s a record of preparation, read in context.
Mar 3
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Mary O'Malley
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