Eric Segawa

How does a high school senior go about becoming acceptable by the best college possible? By waiting for a college that accepts

You might have youth who feel powerless against a parent who abandons them emotionally, spiritually, financially or physically. Teens might think they have no power against the father who betrays them. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Are we steering our students to prioritize the lesser things rather than valuing what's more valuable to them in the long run?

What influence can you have have on youth and the decisions they make?

I’ve interviewed countless high school seniors through the years in the Admissions Office for the University of Pennsylvania. In California, there are plenty of excellent public schools, but the seniors I interview are sitting down with me at Starbucks because they want to go to the expensive private...

Verston is not his real name, but he has a real Ph.D. in engineering, and his business skills are better than his technical skills. Verston owns a company and has a son in youth group. More than impressive, Verston is intimidating. Not that Verston sought to strike terror in youth workers, he simply...

Walking down the hall of a local Chinese Christian high school, I ran into a student who really didn’t want the attention. The student faked a smile and apologetically offered, “I didn’t get in...”