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…

in my system and the kind of fatigue that makes everything feel both heightened and unreal. My assistant had gone home. The hall outside my office was quiet. Snow tapped at the windows in a faint dry hiss. I turned a page, then another, then saw the name Amanda Chin and went completely still. Chin. Jennifer’s married name. David Chin, her husband, continue reading …