Each year, we seek out college application essays about money, work or social class. Here are five from writers who are now undergraduates.
Tag: Children and Childhood
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Using Adoptions, Russia Turns Ukrainian Children Into Spoils of War
Thousands of Ukrainian children have been transferred to Russia. “I didn’t want to go,” one girl told The New York Times from a foster home near Moscow.
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Overlooked No More: Katharine Briggs and Isabel Myers, Creators of a Personality Test
Mother and daughter, they developed the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which has helped millions of people discover if they are introverts or extroverts or thinkers or feelers.
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The Fear Facer: An Update
We revisit the 2019 story of Ella Maners, a young girl whose fears were taking over her life — until she went to summer camp.
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Why New York’s Day Care Centers Are Going Broke
One Montessori school leader has spent $200,000 of her own money to keep underserved children enrolled in her program.