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This Week in College Admissions — June 22, 2026

Four shifts every college-bound family needs to know this week — from landmark federal loan caps taking effect July 1, to the near-complete collapse of test-optional admissions at elite schools. Chris Parsons, College Planning Center.

June 24, 2026

Christopher Parsons running the Palmetto 200 relay at night with a headlamp on a back road in South Carolina

College Admissions

What You Do in the Dark: The Only Accountability That Actually Counts

Miles into the Palmetto 200, exhausted and alone in the dark, the voice said: no one can see — just walk for a bit. Another voice said: you said you wouldn’t stop.

June 24, 2026

A cadet returns to The Citadel barracks after a marsh run — Chris Parsons on doing something that scares you

College Admissions

Up to My Waist in Pluff Mud: Do Something Every Day That Scares You

Soccer shape was not marsh run shape. But I made it back to The Citadel covered in mud — and I wouldn’t trade that feeling for anything.

June 17, 2026