How I got in to Stanford and MIT...and what I think about elite schools now.
SVP on Elite Education - a 3-part expose on my experience getting in to, graduating from, and lecturing at elite academic institutions.
I was vetting a licensed psychotherapist recently, giving her the laundry list of things currently feeding my anxiety, and she slipped up…
🫤Me: I’m just not as proud of graduating from these PWIs as I once was
Therapist: Oh, that’s VERY interesting! (in a perky voice)
🤔Me: [brief pause] Whyyyyyy is that interesting? (in a slightly suspicious tone)
Therapist: [awkward foot-in-mouth mumbling followed by a deep breath] I don’t understand why our people go to these White schools where we don’t belong.
😑Me:
It’s time we had a talk about elite academic institutions.
Welcome to part one of a 3-part expose on my experience getting in to, graduating from, and lecturing at elite academic institutions.
OK, get comfy, grab some cookies or crackers, and get ready for this well-steeped pot of loose leaf tea. 🫖 😏