MELISSA’S LETTERS: Thinking bigger than college proves good motivation
Dear fellow Country Dayers, Summer’s over, and I know you’re all very excited for the upcoming school year! Country Day kids tend to be very smart and sincer...
Melissa’s Letters
MELISSA’S LETTERS: In the everlasting debate of cats vs. dogs, I choose cats
Dear Dog People, Cats are better than dogs for many obvious reasons. They basically take care of themselves. You don’t have to walk them or bathe them or get...
MELISSA’S LETTERS: Dear teens, stop using words like ‘gay,’ ‘slut’ and ‘whore’
Dear teens, So this is the most accurate definition of “sloot” I could find on Urban Dictionary: “A straight male who describes a female as a ‘slut’ is ty...
MELISSA’S LETTERS: Dear fellow juniors, when college tours start blurring together, better go with your heart
To my fellow undecided classmates,
So I, like many of you, went to go visit colleges over spring break. I’ve visited lots of great colleges, including Brown, W...
MELISSA’S LETTERS: Dear Doctors: When, if ever, did your job lose its sparkle?
Dear Doctors,
SAT’s are finally over! . . . until May.
But, for now, we have a break. No more practice tests. No more vocabulary or practice essay writing or ...
MELISSA’S LETTERS: Dear guys, so why do YOU befriend a girl?
Dear guys,
I was talking to Alex today, and as usual we were having a very intellectual conversation.
Alex was arguing that all you guys initially go out of y...
MELISSA’S LETTERS: Dear Atheists, I understand your beliefs, but do you understand mine?
Dear Atheists,
God can be a touchy subject. There is a lot of hatred between theists and atheists—and for good reason. They disagree on one of the most importa...
MELISSA’S LETTERS: Dear parents, please chill out
Dear Parents,
Finals and SATs are coming up, and the pressure is on. The rest of our lives depends upon these scores, our grades, and the college we attend.
Y...