Julia M. AdlerErupting Volcanoes, Towering Redwoods, and Chaos TheoryBringing Inspiration Back to College Essay WritingFeb 8, 2022Feb 8, 2022
Julia M. AdlerA Letter to My Students 2022As a college consultant, I work with high school seniors as they prepare their college applications and craft the many required…Jan 24, 2022Jan 24, 2022
Julia M. AdlerYouth Symphony — Just Another High-Stress Activity for Kids?From the upper balcony, participating in a youth symphony sounds like a pure delight. But grueling audition expectations can be the…Aug 22, 2021Aug 22, 2021
Julia M. AdlerReeling Them In: Lessons From a Dinner Party for a Post-COVID WorldNow that COVID lockdowns are loosening, folks are hankering for personal interaction like homemade ice cream on a hot summer’s day. Popping…Jul 20, 2021Jul 20, 2021
Julia M. AdlerAn Overdue Celebration of LibrariansA Book Review . . . and an overdue celebration of librariansJul 4, 2021Jul 4, 2021
Julia M. AdlerA Letter to My StudentsAs a college consultant, I work with high school seniors as they write their college application essays. Every year I send my students a…Jul 4, 2021Jul 4, 2021
Julia M. AdlerYouth Opera — Yes, I’m SeriousIn a play, if more than one person speaks at the same time, it’s just noise. But with opera, with music, twenty can talk simultaneously…Jul 4, 2021Jul 4, 2021
Julia M. AdlerReflections of an Empty-NesterA handful of years ago, while biding my time in another drafty church at a never-ending cello quintet rehearsal, I felt lifted out of the…Jun 28, 2021Jun 28, 2021
Julia M. AdlerReflections of an Empty-NesterA handful of years ago, while biding my time in another drafty church at a never-ending cello quintet rehearsal, I felt lifted out of the…Jun 28, 2021Jun 28, 2021