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...academic institution,” Fitzsimmons says. “If someone appears to be one of the future’s most prominent scholars, we cannot hold it against that person that [he or she] comes from a wealthy background...
...with perfect SAT scores are turned down? “The truth is, when you’re reading a real application, there are so many ways to demonstrate excellence,” Fitzsimmons says. “But the ability to demonstrate excellence is often shaped by socioeconomic background...
...begins with Chavez sitting on a dorm room desk, bobbing his head and waving his arms to the remix, while Fang, Mao, and Nguyen sway arm-in-arm in the background. When Kelly croons, “You must be a football coach/The way you’ve got me playing the field,” Fang is hit in the face by a football propelled at high velocity from an unspecified source. Other highlights include Chavez downing a gallon of milk on “sippin’ on coke and rum;” Nguyen?...
...you’re on the left people want to see proof that you are good at business,” Miller explained. “I studied economics [at Harvard] and my thesis was about Canadian monetary policy. Having a strong background in economics was important as a member of the New-Democratic Party...
...joking and chatting ceased. All attention was centered squarely on an image that, only moments before, was a background for shadow puppets created by the hands of jaunty field hockey players...