“Our model knows more about how to get into many colleges than their own admissions officers know.” A former hedge fund manager turned college application guru guarantees his clients that they’ll get into the Ivy League college of their choice.

+ “After excelling at two of Philadelphia’s best schools, I shocked everyone — including myself — when I decided I wasn’t going to college.” In Philadelphia Mag: Grace Jay-Benjamin explains how to skip college and thrive. It’s already pretty clear that the best way to succeed without college is to become a billionaire.

+ Vox: Why hasn’t the class of 2009 grown up? (If my eight year-old son is any indicator, it probably has something to do with not wanting to wear itchy shirts.)