Suzy Weiss

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Suzy Lee Weiss is an American journalist and writer for The Free Press, the news outlet founded by her older sister, Bari Weiss. [1]

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Early life and education

Weiss gained notoriety for her viral 2013 op-ed in The Wall Street Journal , where as a senior at Taylor Allderdice High School she complained that she had been rejected from four Ivy League universities. [2] [3] [4] [5] The piece received mixed reactions, with Kira Goldenberg writing for the Columbia Journalism Review that "It was irresponsible for the WSJ to let a teen create a search history she could end up regretting". [6] [7] [8] [9] Others characterized the op-ed as an accurate commentary on the "hypocrisies and absurdities" of the college admissions process, while noting the lack of a "fallback" college option. [10]

Weiss later described her op-ed as satire. [11]

Weiss later attended the University of Michigan, where she edited the campus satirical newspaper, the Every Three Weekly. [12] [13]

Career

Weiss previously worked as a features reporter at the New York Post . [14]

In 2021, Suzy joined The Free Press, the media outlet founded by her sister Bari Weiss and sister in law Nellie Bowles, [15] where she has extensively covered pop culture and entertainment. [16]

References

  1. Flegenheimer, Matt (August 11, 2024). "Bari Weiss Knows Exactly What She's Doing". New York Times. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  2. "College rejection op-ed in WSJ goes viral: Fair criticism or sour grapes?". CNN. April 2, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  3. Weiss, Suzy Lee (March 29, 2013). "Suzy Lee Weiss: To (All) the Colleges That Rejected Me". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  4. Shire, Emily (April 4, 2013). "Is 'being yourself' enough to get into college?". The Week. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  5. Daninhirsch, Hilary (September 1, 2025). "Rejection brings fame to Pittsburgh Allderdice senior". jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  6. Goldenberg, Kira (April 2, 2013). "College rejection clickbait". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  7. Lyons, Sam (April 11, 2013). "Why Suzy Lee Weiss Is Completely Wrong". HuffPost. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  8. Gachman, Dina (April 3, 2013). "Suzy Lee Weiss and the Age of Entitlement". Forbes. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  9. "Suzy Lee Weiss: You Don't Know Squat!". Yale Daily News. April 12, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  10. "Ms. Weiss's Rejection Is Hardly an American Tragedy". Letters to the Editor. Wall Street Journal. April 5, 2013. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  11. Kim, Eun Kyung (April 4, 2013). "Op-ed attacking colleges that rejected her was 'satire,' student says". TODAY.com. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  12. "Suzy Weiss". McSweeney's Internet Tendency. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  13. Woodhouse, Kellie (May 31, 2013). "High schooler who wrote op-ed about college rejection pays enrollment deposit to the University of Michigan". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  14. Fischer, Sara (December 13, 2022). "Bari Weiss reveals business plan for buzzy new media startup". Axios. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  15. Mullin, Benjamin; Hirsch, Lauren (July 11, 2025). "Skydance Is in Early Talks to Acquire The Free Press". New York Times. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  16. "Suzy Weiss". The Free Press . Retrieved September 16, 2025.