# thing true (blogs) — RSS Amplifier

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## [The Only Thing True About All Colleges: We’re in the Middle](https://marycatharineomalley.substack.com/p/the-only-thing-true-about-all-colleges-617)

_2026-08-21 · Mary O'Malley · Admitted-ish_

I may have become a rom-communist. This is not going particularly well for me.

## [This Playlist Sounds Like Me](https://marycatharineomalley.substack.com/p/this-playlist-sounds-like-me)

_2026-08-19 · Mary O'Malley · Admitted-ish_

On college essays, Lin Brehmer, Saturday Morning Flashbacks, and knowing every word

## [The Only Thing True About All Colleges: The Common App Is a Filing Cabinet](https://marycatharineomalley.substack.com/p/the-only-thing-true-about-all-colleges-187)

_2026-08-16 · Mary O'Malley · Admitted-ish_

Writing isn’t always under Writing. Questions aren’t always questions. And your teenager may actually be telling the truth.

## [Teenagers Will Walk Very Far](https://marycatharineomalley.substack.com/p/teenagers-will-walk-very-far)

_2026-08-13 · Mary O'Malley · Admitted-ish_

Maybe we should stop trying to make them take the shortest route.

## [The Vanderbilt Effect](https://marycatharineomalley.substack.com/p/the-vanderbilt-effect)

_2026-08-06 · Mary O'Malley · Admitted-ish_

Growth is easy to measure. Identity is harder.

## [The Only Thing True About Every College || Part IV: Every College Says It Supports Students](https://marycatharineomalley.substack.com/p/the-only-thing-true-about-every-college)

_2026-08-05 · Mary O'Malley · Admitted-ish_

Every college has resources. Not every college has the same philosophy.

## [The Only Thing True About All Colleges || Part III: The Question Every College Is Asking](https://marycatharineomalley.substack.com/p/the-only-thing-true-about-all-colleges-fe5)

_2026-08-01 · Mary O'Malley · Admitted-ish_

Don't Confuse Opening Day with Deadline Day.

## [Beach Carrots](https://marycatharineomalley.substack.com/p/beach-carrots)

_2026-07-30 · Mary O'Malley · Admitted-ish_

Every family has its own language.

## [The Only Thing True About All Colleges || Part II: Fit](https://marycatharineomalley.substack.com/p/the-only-thing-true-about-all-colleges-6f5)

_2026-07-26 · Mary O'Malley · Admitted-ish_

Choose a place that supports the person you’re becoming—and then keep becoming that person.

## [The Long Game](https://marycatharineomalley.substack.com/p/the-long-game)

_2026-07-23 · Mary O'Malley · Admitted-ish_

The most important lesson I've learned took three decades to understand.

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## [The Only Thing True About All Colleges | Part I: Rigor](https://marycatharineomalley.substack.com/p/the-only-thing-true-about-all-colleges-013)

_2026-07-19 · Mary O'Malley · Admitted-ish_

The best transformations are earned.