Things I'd Do Differently: The College Search

This is the first in a series of “Things I’d Do Differently.” Everyone reflects back on life at some point and ponders: Well, knowing what I know now, what would I change? This will be a series touching on education, relationships, cars (naturally), and other things as the muse leads. So today: The College Search I graduated in 1997, the era when the Internet definitely existed, but it wasn’t the primary mechanism for getting into college. Much more the “Gee! I just got an email. Neat!” era than “Good God, I just got another email” as we have today. ...

2026-07-25 · 5 min · Harold Combs