Five Hard and Blunt Truths About College Life in 2024

Alright, there will be no sugar-coating here.

If you want to hear the lowdown about college, keep reading. If you’re going to stay safe and warm in a cocoon of propaganda and feel-good placations, hit the back button and scroll.

No sugar-coating here: parents need to know the hard truths about college.

I’m the parent of two college grads, one of whom went to a highly selective, single-digit admissions rate, uber-competitive school. The other graduated from a large public state university with an...