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David’s Essays

David has written over 700 essays on college admissions.

These are available to everyone at no charge.

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This Story Shall the Good Man Teach his Son...

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Uncomfortably Numb

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The Far-away Island of Sala-ma-Sond

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What Else Do You Need to Know?

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It's All Downhill

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Two Wolves, Two-Hundred Books

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Movie Sex

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What a Baby!

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Won't Back Down

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When Will They Ever Learn?

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Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

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Now and Then

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Yes, But

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Rosalind Franklin

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Eight-Year-Old World

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Mom, Stop!

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Greed

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Same Data, Wrong Conclusions

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The 2000-year-old Man

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