February Freakouts

Students attempting to decide “where” to go to college before getting offers of admission are putting the cart before the horse, and this can be a recipe for heartbreak.

“The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.” — Henry David Thoreau

Early signs of heartache typically begin as we enter this time of year that I call “February Freakouts.” It’s that long stretch of wait time between rumors of Early Decision announcements and approac…