Teens Need To Know The Real Truth About Success

As I sipped hot coffee in a café, I listened to my friend detail the latest in her son’s journey towards college admission. Because her son is interested in attending the same university my son wants to attend in a few years, I was curious to learn the ins and outs of the application process.

Her news, however, was stunning to me.

“The college advisor told us he probably won’t get in, even with perfect grades,” she told me. She went on to say that the university’s admission criteria were so s...