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Topics I Suggested to My Daughter for Her Common App Personal Statement

[In response to prompt #8, aka “Just write the damn thing.”]

Oct 7, 2024

Topics I Suggested to My Daughter for Her Common App Personal Statement

Oct 7, 2024

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Welcome to Bones Road

Ageless Beauty Products for the Aged

Dec 14, 2023

Welcome to Bones Road

Dec 14, 2023

You Survived the New York City High School Admissions Process. Now what?

“Get a hobby,” and other sound advice.

Dec 4, 2024

You Survived the New York City High School Admissions Process. Now what?

Dec 4, 2024

Welcome to NYC High School Admissions 2024–2025

Let the games begin!

Mar 4, 2024

Welcome to NYC High School Admissions 2024–2025

Mar 4, 2024

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50 Solid Reasons To Reschedule Your Colonoscopy

1. Clearly, there’s been some mistake because there’s no way in hell you’re fifty.

Feb 19, 2024

50 Solid Reasons To Reschedule Your Colonoscopy

Feb 19, 2024

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Bedside Notebook Scribblings of New York Times Connections Editor Wyna Liu

Cash. Carson. Depp. But two of those are not words?

Jan 23, 2024

Bedside Notebook Scribblings of New York Times Connections Editor Wyna Liu

Jan 23, 2024

How Long Must We Sing This Song?

Sometimes going out to hear the old hits just makes you feel old.

Dec 20, 2023

How Long Must We Sing This Song?

Dec 20, 2023

I Am Your New Favorite Sweater and I Need You To Change

Listen. I get it. You like me. You really, really like me. I’ve heard you tell the story a few times now, about how you saw an acquaintance…

Dec 18, 2023

I Am Your New Favorite Sweater and I Need You To Change

Dec 18, 2023

We Have No Words

They brought us home to homes they barely left. They wanted to play all day. They wanted to snuggle all night. They wanted something new…

Mar 12, 2021

We Have No Words

Mar 12, 2021

Holy Rollers

An essay about Christmas at Foxwoods. From January 2002, when I was still Tara McCarthy. Originally published on Killing the Buddha.

Dec 23, 2020

Holy Rollers

Dec 23, 2020

TaraAltebrando

TaraAltebrando

College essay coach. Author of The Leaving, Take Me With You, and more. Creator of the Dream Breachers podcast on Pinna. Also formerly Tara McCarthy.

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