Acknowledgments Introduction From a Previous Reader 1. GETTING IN The Wonder Years Hugh Gallagher Never Say Never Rosa Torcasio College Bound Dave Barry Bloopers from College Admission Essays Richard Lederer Strange Scholarships Uncle John's Great Big Bathroom Reader The Envelope,Please Rory Evans If the Dream Is Big Enough,the Facts Don't Count Cynthia Stewart-Copier Hani Jamie Winship Inspiration Can Be Anywhere Cerie L. Couture A Proposal to Myself Sarah Lockyer 2. TRANSITION Good-Bye,Mr. Blib Beth Mullally A Dad Says Good-Bye Joseph Danziger College Talk Kimberly Kirberger The“No Hug”Rule Cheryl Costello-Forshey Shoes in the Shower Lia Gay and Rebecca Hart Deck the Halls Melanie Fester A Letter from College Adam Christing The Times I Called Home from College Scott Greenberg The Long Road Home Lia Gay Breakdown of Family Traced to Psych.1 Student Beth MullaUy 3. LESSONS FROM THE CLASSROOM Undeclared Tal Vigderson Making the Grade Varda One The Good,the Bad and the Emmy David Wiemers The Thought Card Hanoch McCarty I Passed the Test Paula Lopez-Crespin The Wicker Chair Eva Rosenberg Dissed Mary d. Davis How to Get an A on Your Final Exam Tony D'Angelo A Compassionate Philosophy Kristi Nay Library Science Jenna McCarthy Your Legacy Tony D'Angelo Angels on a Pin(101 Ways to Use a Barometer) Alexander Calandra Topsy-Turvy World Kimberly Kirberger 4. LESSONS FROM OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM 5. LOVE 101 6. ACTS OF KINDNESS 7. FRIENDS 8. TOUGH STUFF 9. MIND OVER MATTER 10. GRADUATION