by paulculp | Aug 30, 2018 | Paying for College, Scholarships
(Photo by University of Louisville Army ROTC) By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP You owe it to yourself, if you haven’t already had the experience, to see the 1955 play and 1958 movie No Time for Sergeants, which launched Andy Griffith to stardom on the screen....
by paulculp | Jul 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
“Ahead of me was a gorgeous 100k-ton aircraft carrier, above me were F-18s passing low enough to give me goosebumps, behind me was a breathtakingly vibrant sunset, the likes that can only be seen in the middle of the ocean, and beneath me was a kaleidoscope of...
by paulculp | Jun 8, 2018 | Money, Paying for College, Scholarships
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP Imagine a writing assignment that ultimately is all about you even if you’re writing about someone else. You need to be sure you neither boast about your triumphs nor dwell on your misdeeds, that you reveal yourself without...
by paulculp | Jun 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP Zen master Alan Watts, in The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, reminisces about a university president who told him he was so busy he needed a helicopter to stay ahead. “Well,” Watts replied, “you’ll be ahead as...
by paulculp | Jun 7, 2018 | Admissions, Applications
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP My friend Frank tends to live up to his name. He’s a very decent man, and he generally doesn’t trample other people, but he does speak his mind. Frank is the CEO of a marketing firm, and recently he was interviewing candidates...
