2009 blog posts
29 August 2009: SAT scores and family income
29 August 2009: Blogging again
2008 blog posts
21 May 2008: Love and motivation
20 May 2008: The importance of being well-organized
29 Feb 2008: The toughest year ever for students applying to Payton, Northside, and Whitney Young13 Feb 2008: Tough odds for those applying to colleges, especially Asians and whites
1 Feb 2008: Warning to teenagers: binge drinking causes permanent brain damage
31 Jan 2008: Chicago Public Schools selective-enrollment exam -- advice from my 8th graders