College admissions expert Stephanie Mead discusses critical next steps students need to complete AFTER they hit "submit" on their college applications.

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If there is anything I could tell the parents of teenagers right now, it would be this: It doesn’t matter. I am a mom of four, a college counselor for high school students, and a journalist who has ...