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...Though Bolotin thrives on the support of her senior tutor, her rapport with UHS is less than stellar. “I sort of don’t believe in the way they try to treat anxiety and depression—I’m sure it works for plenty of people; for me, I need a lot more restructuring in my life,” she says. A step away provided that restructuring. But Harvard still lingers...
...Sometimes it’s hard to understand where is the problem Harvard and where is the problem me,” Bolotin says. At her high school, a small private school in D.C., “I could turn in papers late all the time. All of the sudden at Harvard it’s not an academic quirk, it’s an anxiety problem...
...Today, Bolotin spends her time volunteering, meditating, and trying to make sense of what UHS labeled her “anxiety problem.” Though she has made some plans to ease the transition once she returns to Harvard the next time—for one thing, she’ll live off campus—reintegration remains a problematic reality...
Although Gillis, Bolotin, and Kiernan were all encouraged to consider a leave of absence by administrators, in the end, the choice was their own. Other students don’t have that luxury. They compose another segment: those the Ad Board requires to withdraw...
Unlike students like Gellis and Bolotin, students whom the school requires to withdraw are not allowed to remain “in good standing” with the college, or do what they please with their year off. They must follow Ad Board protocol and hold down a full-time job for six months. After that, they are allowed to petition the Ad Board for re-entrance...