In this week's podcast, I discuss a strange phenomenon that I witnessed a few weeks ago.

For context, I was asked to give a presentation on "college admissions-related" topics to a group of 30 teenage boys (ages 15-16) -- something I have done hundreds of times over the last 10 years.

To kick things off, I asked a series of anodine questions that I thought would ease us into a broader conversation about college, admissions, etc.

"How many of you have thought about college?"

"How many of you could name 10 colleges off the top of your head?"

"Has anyone thought about what they might want to study in college?"

Each question elicited the same response:

Why were these questions met with such apparent indifference or apathy?

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