Life in the Seam: Spring-Fall 1970

The youngest freshman with the longest hair...

Decisions, Decisions

Happily, I graduated from high school in just three years. If I'd stayed another year, I'd never have gone on to college. I needed out. So, in 1970, at age 17, I began juggling my college options.

In March, my dad and I took a road trip to visit and interview the three schools offering me academic scholarships: The College of William …