An Open Letter to College
Vivian Hoang, Copy Editor
February 7, 2018
Love Letter Dear University, This isn’t the first letter I’ve written to you and it probably won’t be the last. Besides all the emails I’ve sent as excuses for you to notice me, I’ve applied to you as well. I know that you and I are meant to be together. I’ve told everyone th...
As Roasted As Black Coffee
Pia Parekh, Staff Writer
November 11, 2017
An undercover Irvington journalist recently received intel that college admission officers secretly mock subpar application essays during happy hour at a local cafe. In a follow-up investigation, the journalist recorded the officers dissing students with less than a 4.2 GPA. “Yeah, the average GP...
Why College Admittance Rates are Dropping
Radhika Munshani, News Editor
April 15, 2017
As seniors receive their college acceptance letters and decide upon their future schools, many are surprised by the ever-decreasing rates of admittance to colleges. Though standards for test scores, GPAs, and extracurriculars are rising, admittance percentages at schools nationwide are doing the oppos...
