2022-23 UIUC Supplemental Essays – Prompts and Recommendation by Dave Bergman July 27, 2022 Faculty Essay The College of Illinois — Urbana Champaign…
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Some children seem born to leap first and look later: you have to watch them every second to keep them from bolting into…
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TEACHER OR BUDDY? Being a teacher is in some ways less stressful than being a parent (you don’t have to feel responsible for…
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If you know anyone who’s ever detoxed from drug addiction, you know that “cleaning out” the body is hardly a pleasant experience. And…
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Being a parent is inherently stressful—especially when your children are eager to explore everything and heedless of the risks. How do you…
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No matter how eagerly you welcomed a pregnancy, no matter how many parenting books you’ve memorized, you’re guaranteed times of moaning, “Why did…
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Love can be a confusing concept, especially since the principle of “do unto others as you would have them do unto you” doesn’t…
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Three-fourths of adult Americans regularly experience psychological or physical pain from stress. Children aren’t doing much better: one in five kids have ongoing…
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Timid children seem easier to live with than reckless ones—until you start suspecting that your seven-year-old will still be hiding behind your legs…
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We live in an age of divided attention. It wouldn’t be much exaggeration to call multitasking an addiction pandemic, and not just one…