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...sense it's denial. I can see how beingan orphan, people might say, 'What happened toyour parents?" he said. "This may be her way ofsatisfying people without being rude or going intopersonal details. All of us have convenient whitelies we use to lubricate the wheels of socialinteraction...
...information, in their minds,undermined her claim to be distinguished by beingan orphan, when in fact the circumstances she hadto overcome were even more difficult" than thoseof other applicants with difficult backgrounds,the source said...
...Wang '91 says he thinks the fact thathis proctor went to Harvard was part of the reasonshe was able to give good advice. "I think beingan undergraduate [at Harvard before being aproctor] really helps with [explaining the housesystem,]" says Wang, adding, "That's where aproctor who isn't from Harvard doesn't come in aswell." Wang says his proctor took students tovisit her old house--Lowell--before the Marchlottery took place...
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