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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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Charlatans, Fools and Essays

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College Admissions Case Study

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Fault Lines

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Where Did I Go Wrong?

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Chocolate!

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"P" is for Parsimonious Perspicacious Panda-monium

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How to Study

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BOBO

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The Enemy

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Simplified Financial Aid Primer

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Ethics

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More Bad Advice about College Admissions

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Holiday Gifts

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The Dollar Auction

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The Power of Forgetting and an Introduction to Procrastinators Anonymous

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Dumb or Easy Versus Smart or Tough

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Everyone Go to the Head of the Line

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Mean Colonel Mustard

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I Just Read about a Man...

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The "Ifs," the "If Onlies" and the Firing Squad