“There’s No Saccharine in This Sweet School” is narrated by a student who is applying to various colleges along the East Coast. The narrator compares college to a “progressive dinner” where she tries all the samples. The analogy makes this piece a fun and interesting listen. Though it would be neat to know the names of what universities the narrator was visiting, the names aren’t important to the story.
Because the piece is about college search, the audience of this essay seems to be restricted to high schoolers under the stresses of a college search. Nonetheless, there is an important lesson that can apply to students and non-students alike: good things can be found in unexpected places.