Christine VanDeVelde is coauthor of "College Admission: From Application to Acceptance Step by Step" published by Random House. A journalist and writer, her work has appeared in newspapers, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News, and San Francisco Chronicle, and magazines, including Self, Parenting, Home & Design, and Chicago. Her essay on parenting her daughter through the college admission process appeared in "I'm Going to College... Not You!" from St. Martin's Press. A graduate of Boston University, Christine lives in Chicago with her husband.