Posts by Jacob Baska
With the middle of April here, the gale-force winds that many of us are experiencing are likely caused by the warming air patterns of spring interacting with the lingering cold […]
With the middle of April approaching—complete with flowers blooming and the first round of pollen settling on parked cars everywhere—that can only mean one thing. We have reached Deposit Deadline […]
We’ve been rhapsodizing the past few weeks that the surest signs of spring are things like lavender coffee at Starbucks and admitted student visit days at law schools. We stand […]
Some of the truest signs that spring has sprung are obvious to all observers—flower bulbs poking out of the ground, birds building nests in trees that are just beginning to […]
Even though we are just short of the spring equinox, we already know the season is upon us. The birds are chirping, Starbucks has rolled out their lavender-flavored lineup, hordes […]
As the middle of March arrives and colleges across the country take their annual spring break, we hit one of the peak “salt on the wound” moments for admissions officers […]
How did you spend your Mardi Gras? Attend a Carnival and eat some king cake? A parade? Eat an unhealthy amount of pączki? Continue to read applications like you were […]
The snow is melting, some brave birds are venturing back home after a winter away, and Shamrock Shakes are back at McDonald’s. We’re reaching the peak of file reading and […]
With the middle of February here, admissions officers will take the quickest of breaks to open Valentine’s Day cards, have a chocolate or two, and then get back to reading […]
With February having arrived and six more weeks of winter apparently on the horizon (and leaving an eternal mystery still unsolved—if the groundhog is so powerful at predicting the weather, […]