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What do you have to do to get into college in 2022? Also: Understandably Live, plus a look back, and 7 other things worth your time.

Today’s newsletter is about college. It’s prompted by a good Understandably Live we have coming up this week.

I’ll be interviewing Becky Munsterer Sabky, a 13-year veteran of the admissions office at Dartmouth University, about her new book: Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College.

I have more than…