A close-up photograph of a bookshelf filled with colorful, classic hardcover books with varied titles and bindings.

David’s Essays

David has written over 700 essays on college admissions.

These are available to everyone at no charge.

David Altshuler 5/22/26 David Altshuler 5/22/26

What Are You Selling?

David Altshuler 5/14/26 David Altshuler 5/14/26

Tuba Or Not Tuba

David Altshuler 5/11/26 David Altshuler 5/11/26

Essays in Hell

David Altshuler 4/19/26 David Altshuler 4/19/26

Scam

David Altshuler 4/7/26 David Altshuler 4/7/26

I made a thing. It costs $11. My wife has opinions.

David Altshuler 3/23/26 David Altshuler 3/23/26

76 Etruscan Trombones

David Altshuler 3/11/26 David Altshuler 3/11/26

SRA

David Altshuler 3/10/26 David Altshuler 3/10/26

Thor!

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Doomed

David Altshuler 2/17/26 David Altshuler 2/17/26

Self Less

David Altshuler 2/10/26 David Altshuler 2/10/26

Not A Contest

David Altshuler 2/3/26 David Altshuler 2/3/26

Book Rapport

David Altshuler 1/27/26 David Altshuler 1/27/26

Born To Math

David Altshuler 1/16/26 David Altshuler 1/16/26

Changes

David Altshuler 1/13/26 David Altshuler 1/13/26

Don’t Math Me…

David Altshuler 1/5/26 David Altshuler 1/5/26

Murray

David Altshuler 11/24/25 David Altshuler 11/24/25

Winner, Winner…

David Altshuler 11/18/25 David Altshuler 11/18/25

Ideas

Mallika Vora 11/8/25 Mallika Vora 11/8/25

Update

Mallika Vora 10/28/25 Mallika Vora 10/28/25