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…

Two years after that, associate editor. By the time I made senior editor, I had developed a reputation for finding writers nobody else could quite see yet. Three of my authors went on to win awards that made the office buzz for weeks. Two hit the bestseller list. One of them cried on the phone when she got the news and said, “You were the first person continue reading …