Admitted-ish
by Mary O'Malleyin 🚌 Education
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Where college admissions advice meets common sense (and a little bit of edge).
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About Mary O'Malley
College counselor. Dog mom. West Wing obsessive. Writing about college admissions, institutional nonsense, and the humans caught in between. Guided by common sense and C.J. Cregg. Opinions and exasperation entirely my own.
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