Minnetonka Students Blog for the New York Times
Student Spotlight: Abby Hansen and Rachel Yang share their college search journey online.
Two Minnetonka High School students have been selected to blog about their college application process for The New York Times. Abigail “Abby” Hansen and Rachel Yang were chosen to the group of eight high school seniors in the U.S. to detail their college search for readers. Each student will write on the blog once or twice a month throughout the school year. A blog is a personal journal, like a diary. But here, thousands of people can read it. “The point is to put a human face on this world of college admissions,” said Phil Trout, MHS college counselor. “The challenges and emotions, the highs and the lows.” When MHS was invited to submit names for the blog position, Trout asked teachers to nominate students. “I nominated Abby because she …
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