When I Dropped Out At 20, My Sister Told Everyone: “She’s The One Who Didn’t Finish.” Twelve Years Later, I’m Yale’s Dean Of Admissions. One Essay Read: “My Family Moved Past My Aunt’s Setback.” The Name? Amanda Chen. My Niece. I Picked Up My Red Pen And…

“I’m happy,” I told her. Jennifer laughed softly. “You’re twenty years old, working sixty hours a week for what works out to less than minimum wage, and you think that’s happiness? Rachel, that’s delusion.” Then she said the line that would stay with me for years. “Do you know what I tell people when they ask about you? I tell them my sister dropped continue reading …