“I did not have control over where I went to school or if I could finish out the year at a certain school. But I did have control over being able to study for and take this test,” Emi Nietfeld says of her experience taking the SAT.

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My latest article is on the cover of this weekend's NYT Magazine, and is out online today. It asks: What do we do when someone with chronic mental illness decides that she no longer wants to try to get better? The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/01/03/mag…

This is a very special segment of #gettinginradio as we kick off our first College Coach book club! Our first book is Acceptance: A Memoir and our Shannon Vasconcelos discusses the book with author Emi Nietfeld. For your copy, check out: coll.coach/bookclub.
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Excited to participate in this on Wednesday!!

Thrilled to share my take on standardized tests with a new audience! And to be on national TV! Can you tell I biked to the studio in the rain?

Swipe for my (local) Fox debut at 17. Which look do you prefer??????

Join author & former #fosteryouth Emi Nietfeld for a #booktalk on 4/24 about her critically-acclaimed memoir, ACCEPTANCE. The talk will be followed by a #writingworkshop for youth in foster care. Register for this one-of-a-kind event here - buff.ly/4aE32lj

For The Atlantic: looking for a few people who had fertility care mishaps - storage malfunctions, embryo mix-ups, wrong donor info, etc - or just struggled to get good, transparent information! Story is about how to better protect patients. TIA! [email protected] #journorequest

“When shilling my trauma left me gutted and raw, researching answer elimination strategies was a balm. I could focus on equations and readings, like the scholar I wanted to be, rather than the desperate teenager that I was.” Emi Nietfeld via New York Times Opinion nytimes.com/2024/03/27/opi…

“For many of us, standardized tests provided our one shot to prove our potential, despite the obstacles in our lives or the untidy pasts we had,” writes Emi Neitfeld.

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When I was in foster care and homeless, the SAT was my chance to show universities I was academically qualified. More schools should require it.
'I will always feel tenderness toward the Scantron sheets that unlocked higher education and a better life.'
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For today's younguns, there's a big difference between 'creating embryos' and 'having kids': thecut.com/article/what-h…

One of the most interesting lines in KerryHowley's Andrew Huberman story in New York Magazine

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Great fun doing a packed event with Emi Nietfeld at ⁦BPL Presents⁩ read her book Acceptance ⁦Ecco⁩ ⁦Economic Hardship Reporting Project⁩ ⁦Jill Grinberg Literary⁩

These couples froze embryos. Then they broke up. New York Magazine finds out what happens when you mix DNA — and regret it. (via Emi Nietfeld in News+) apple.news/AJr0iNxnNQy-R4…

'The Exes Who Froze Embryos And Regret It' - my first piece for The Cut New York Magazine

More and more unmarried couples are moving in, merging finances -- and freezing embryos. But in a country where courts can interfere with IVF, the risks are huge.

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Event ⁦BPL Presents⁩ on March 16 for Bootstrapped paperback and ⁦Economic Hardship Reporting Project⁩ with the wonderful ⁦Emi Nietfeld⁩ who will discuss Horatio Alger & Acceptance come on down ⁦Inequality Project⁩ ⁦Gal Beckerman⁩ ⁦Ecco⁩ ⁦Jill Grinberg Literary⁩

Author of Acceptance, Emi Nietfeld, speaks about her book at the First-Year Experience® (FYE) Conference. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=f5QnFU…

I'm working on a story about unmarried couples who froze embryos and split up - and the ramifications of rulings like these.
If you know anyone in this boat, I'd love to chat and can protect privacy! [email protected] #journorequest