Would Folic Acid Help?

It occurs to me that this whole admissions process is not unlike a pregnancy--it seems to take a long time, there are mood swings galore, and at the end of the process your life is markedly different than it was back when the whole thing seemed like a good idea.

At least when I was pregnant, I could go to the doctor for monthly check-ups to make sure all was on track. And at each visit he would ask if I was remembering to take my folic acid--a vitamin to promote cell growth and prevent spina bifida and other congenital malformations. It seemed so simple. Eat well, take my folic acid, and there was a fabulously high chance that all would turn out well in the end. As happily, with both my children, it did.

But I do not believe there is a "folic acid" or other pill out there that can claim to do the same for college admissions. Would that there were.