Providence； Rhode Island。 Can’t believe she’s ready to tour colleges！… B being picked up at Logan Airport in Boston by her gay dad； H； his new husband； and her adopted stepbrother and sister。 What a beautiful； accepting family！… N at Grand Central； drinking a large coffee and glancing wistfully at the clock in the center of the station。 Headed somewhere； or just remembering the road not taken？… V walking her chow…poodle mix around Williamsburg； watching all the hipster couples holding hands。 Lonely much？
college confidential
For most of us； the exhausting process of choosing a college is in our distant past。 But for those of you using the holiday break to plan your future； here’s a helpful hint： College tours never give an accurate representation of what your experience will be like。 You may never even set foot in that fabulous science library or use the multimillion…dollar athletic plex。 But you do have to make friends。 My advice： Go on a tour of your own and see what—or who—you e across。
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an almost missed connection
“This is the John Hay Library；” Naomi； Nate’s tour guide at Brown； explained； stopping in front of a large Gothic building in the chilly late…December afternoon。 The aged brick buildings of the Brown campus looked stately in the crisp winter air and there was a light dusting of snow on the campus green。 “It houses our collection of rare books。 Most students prefer to study at the John D。 Rockefeller library； which we call the Rock；” Naomi continued with a smile。 She was a pixieish junior with spiky short brown hair who majored in feminist dance； and had proudly explained that Brown allowed its undergrads to design their own major。 Back in high school； Nate had thought designing a ma