Hi, Reader!

College admissions is some serious stuff, no doubt. And I know I’m preaching to the choir when I tell you it can sometimes be stressful and feel overwhelming.

So this week, let’s have a little fun with college admissions with some not-so-serious trivia.

Think of it as an April Fool’s joke without any of the “Did I really just fall for that?” stress.

Ready? Let’s go!

Did you know that:

• “Alumni” comes from the Latin “alumnus,” meaning “foster son.”​
• The University of Michigan—Ann Arbor has a Squirrel Club with over 400 members.
• Brown University was originally named The College of Rhode Island … until Nicholas Brown donated $5,000 to the school in 1804.
• The unofficial mascot of Dartmouth College is Keggy the Keg, while UC Santa Cruz has Sammy the Banana Slug.
• Each May at Carleton College, students gather for a friendly game of softball — with one inning for each year in the school’s history. (FYI: The college was founded in 1866.)
• Rice University has a puppy room dedicated to pet therapy for students during finals.

Now let me leave you with a trivia question: On what campus was beer pong alleged to have been started?

Reply with your answer. I’ll pick one correct response to win the book “My College Journal” by The Princeton Review. This guided journal includes:

• Reflective prompts designed to help you tell your story on college applications
• Engaging activities to help you define and organize your thoughts
• Comprehensive worksheets to record and organize your test scores, essay ideas, and more
• Write-in college profile sections to help you compare and contrast schools and narrow down your list

I'll share the winner (and the answer) next week.

It’s hard to believe it’s April, but here we are. Summer is just around the corner. Who’s ready?

Happy Writing!

Julia

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