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College essays from Haiti: What 650 words can teach you about life, failure, and obstacles

The prompt asks a simple question about life's challenges. The answers are anything but.

Mitch Albom

Dec 8, 2021
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Our oldest kids have been trying to fill out college applications. But not the way I remember doing it decades ago.

There's no Mom and Dad pouring over the words. No letters of recommendation from family friends. No padding the “extracurricular” with sports teams, chess clubs, and charity trips.

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