Word: admittedly
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...realized that we would need to be very cautious with the size of the graduate school in the coming year,” Brandt said, adding that the admissions committee has decreased its accepted applicant pool 9 percent. After accepting 660 Ph.D. students last fall, GSAS will only admit around 600 this year, though the number of applicants to the school’s Ph.D. programs rose by approximately 12 percent this year. Yet in spite of the fiscal crisis, Dean Smith, President Drew G. Faust, and GSAS administrative officials said that they are committed to maintaining their support...
...hate to admit it, but in a chain of captivating and enthralling seasons for Harvard, this one—whether intelligently designed by the hockey gods or randomly selected by bad luck and untimely mistakes—was the missing link...
...While some students admit that academics can be a barrier to business success, most agree that dropping out of college would be an extreme measure. “I would not drop out of school for a startup,” says Hanger. “But I understand that sometimes you have an idea that’s so amazing that you need to commit full time to it, and your academics might get in the way.” Ramaswamy elaborates further about the benefits of being in school while pursuing a business venture. “Personally...
...Ramaswamy does admit, however, that exceptions do exist. “I could see the other side of it,” he says. “If an entrepreneur felt that really, their thing was the next thing, the next Facebook or the next Microsoft, then I could see the justification for dropping out there also.” Kosslyn says that students should consider how Harvard can fit into their lifelong objectives. “It’s not like Harvard is something worth avoiding, but I mean it depends on why you come to Harvard...
...them, next year they are hoping to take out the knives. "At least this way people see the magnitude of the problem," says Representative Allen Boyd, a Florida Democrat and one of the leaders of the Blue Dogs. "You can't solve a problem until you are willing to admit what the problem is and put it in your plan...