Despite perceived bureaucracy and selectivity, college admission is grounded in personalization and compassion. Readers might be surprised to learn of the many examples such as these. If and when we can provide that brand of comfort for a family managing so much uncertainty and heartache, sign us up.” There is absolute comfort when that knowledge is firmly in hand. He says, “I have children and I forever want to know that they are safe, healthy, and happy. Our work is rooted in, and fueled by, small, human moments–ones full of care and connection.” Like Strickler, Hyde, who has also lost a brother, does not separate his work from his lived experience. Hyde points out that “too many people are consumed by the frenetic, unproductive energy that swirls about selective college admission.” He adds, “as a point of fact, at its core, the craft of building a college community is a human endeavor…with humanity at its core. Trinity arranged for the student and his parents to celebrate his future together just before the father passed. The student’s father was losing a battle with cancer and though the son was to be admitted, the news would not be going out for weeks–time the family didn’t have. Just up the road at Trinity College, dean of admission and financial aid, Matthew Hyde was made aware that a young man in their early application pool was facing the same tragic reality.
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