1.GETTING IN 2
The Wonder Years Hugh Gallagher 2
Never Say Never Rosa Torcasio 6
College Bound Dave Barry 9
Bloopers from College Admission Essays Richard Lederer 12
Strange Scholarships Uncle John s Great Big Bathroom Reader 14
The Envelope, Please Rory Euans 16
If the Dream Is Big Enough,the Facts Don t Count Cynthia Stewart-Copier 20
Hani Jamie Winship 24
Inspiration Can Be Anywhere Cerie L.Couture 28
A Proposal to Myself Sarah Lockyer 33
Cood-Bye, Mr.Blib Beth Mullally 36
2. TRANSITION 36
A Dad Says Good-Bye Joseph Danziger 39
College Talk Kimberly Kirberger 41
The No Hug Rule Cheryl Costello-Forshey 44
Shoes in the Shower Lia Gay and Rebecca Hart 50
Deck the Halls Melanie Fester 54
A Letter from College Adam Christing 57
The Times I Called Home from College Scott Greenberg 59
The Long Road Home Lia Gay 62
Breakdown of Family Traced to Psych. 1 Student Beth Mullally 66
3. LESSONS FROM THE CLASSROOM 70
Undeclared Tal Vigderson 70
Making the Grade Varda One 73
The Good, the Bad and the Emmy David Wiemers 78
The Thought Card Hanoch McCarty 83
I Passed the Test Paula Lopez-Crespin 89
The Wicker Chair Eva Rosenberg 92
Dissed Mary J. Davis 96
How to Get an A on Your Final Exam Tony D Angelo 97
A Compassionate Philosophy Kristi Nay 101
Library Science Jenna McCarthy 105
Your Legacy Tony D Angelo 111
Angels on a Pin(101 Ways to Use a Barometer) Alexander Calandra 113
Topsy-Turvy World Kimberly Kirberger 116
4. LESSONS FROM OUTSIDE THE CLASSROM 119
College Wisdom Seldom Exercised in the Summer Beth Mullally 119
Learning How to Be Roommates Elsa Lynch 123
The Plaster Shell Miriam Goldstein 127
The Great Escape Wendy Marston 130
Hanging Out to Dry Paul Karrer 133
Wranglers and Stranglers Ted Engstrom 134
Of Mice and Maintenance Men Lisa Levenson 136
Knowing Where to Tap Tony D Angelo 139
Miracle on Times Square Gunter David 141
The Dark Gift Kent Nerburn 145
Reverse Living Norman Glass 149
Blameless Kathy Johnson Gale 150
5. LOWE 101 154
Finding My Way Zan Gaudioso 154
The Mirror Dan Clark 158
I Dare You! April Kemp 162
The Love I ll Never Forger Tim Madigan 164
Heartbreak 101 Lauren Fox 169
What Is Sex? Adam Saperston 174
Swans Mate for Life Hal Torrance 176
6. ACTS OF KINDNESS 182
The Boy Under the Tree David Coleman and Kevin Randall 182
For the Kids Diana Breclaw 185
Piano Music Daneen Kaufman Wedekind 188
Ten-Dollar Bills and Roses Mary J. Davis 191
A Not -So-Random Act of Kindness Will Keim 192
Christy s Last Day Christy Calchera,as told to Dan Clark 195
The Gift of Music Brandon Lagana 199
Our Community Christa F. Sandelier 201
The Kids in the Hall Suzanne Casamento 204
7. FRIENDS 204
My Sanctuary Eric Linder 209
My Friend Kim Robert Tate Miller 211
819 Gaffield Place Michele Bender 215
An Unlikely Hero Tony Luna 220
With Help from a Friend Dorri Olds 224
8. TOUGH STUFF 228
My Star Zan Gaudioso 228
Independence Day Natasha Carrie Cohen 232
#38 Chucky Mullins James Simmons 235
Zap the Sap! Eric Saperston 239
I Said No Natasha Carrie Cohen 244
The Rest of the Story Jo Wiley Cornell 248
Stuck With No Way Out Rosanne Martorella 251
9. MIND OVER AMTTER 256
Breaking the Mold Zan Gaudioso 256
A Better Message Carol Grace Anderson 260
Homeboy Goes to Harvard Richard Santana 263
From the Heart of a Blessed Temple B.T.Thomas 267
Second Kind of Mind JeV on Thompson 269
Work for Your Supper Arlene Green 272
Catsup Soup Cynthia Hamond 278
Student Super-SaverTM Kevin Van Gundy 280
Dare to Take Risks! Stephen Hopson 285
Emma s Ducks Paul Karrer 290
Consider This Bill Clinton 292
All in the Family Jeanne Marie Laskas 294
Never Too Old to Live Your Dream Dan Clark 297
10. GRADUATION 301
Life Lessons Dave Barry 301
A Homecoming of a Different Sort Vicki Niebrugge 305
Two Stories for Life Robert Fulghum 308
Humor Them! Katherine D.Ortega 314
Know Where You re Going! Speaker s Sourcebook Ⅱ 317
Don t Go! George Plimpton 319
Who Is Jack Canfield? 322
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen? 324
Who Is Kimberly Kirberger? 326
Who Is Dan Clark? 328
What People Are Saying About 330