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What I Do and Do Not Know…

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date May 1, 2020
Categories: Activities & Interest, Admission Process, Course Rigor, Holistic Review Process, Junior, Parents, Prospective Student

Listen to “Episode 11: What I Do & Do Not Know – Rick Clark” on Spreaker. Each of the last seven Wednesdays at 2:45 p.m., we’ve held a full-staff meeting. While smaller teams are also meeting at other points, this is our weekly chance to all be “together.” As our time sheltering in place has […]

Lice (and admission) Lessons

Author By Rick Clark
Publication date February 14, 2020
Categories: Application Advice, Defer, Deny, Managing Stress, Parents, Waitlist

Three years ago, I wrote a blog about my family getting lice. Here is how it went down. Cue dream sequence… My wife called to tell me some horrible news. “Our daughter has lice.” “Oh, crap.” “No. Lice. She has to leave school.” “Okay. Got it.” Since my wife works at a hospital she can’t […]