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...Drew Colfax '90 and brother Grant Colfax '87 never attended elementary or secondary school. Instead, they grew up on the Shining Moon Ranch, raised goats, did chores and studied on their own. Because the Colfax parents found the local schools unsatisfactory, they registered their ranch as a private school...
Despite the angst, many people feel the contact with brilliant and diverse students is the most important aspect of an education in Cambridge. Says Cohen: "You know when you come that you have joined the company of some very, very select people." Grant Colfax, a senior biology major who never went to school but was educated at home in California by his parents, says, "The student body here has been every bit as influential as any of my classes, possibly more influential." His brother Drew, also educated at home, is a freshman this fall. Among Drew's arriving classmates will...
...Colfax who lives on a ranch in Boonville, Ca. with his family, says that for the past five years he has only studied what he wanted to, concentrating on astronomy and biology. His astronomical studies took the form of a building a telescope and observatory while his biological studies were manifested in his hobby of breeding sheep...
Planning to major in biology at Harvard, Colfax says he also hopes to row lightweight crew. Accordingly, he is learning how to swim this summer. so he can pass the swim test...
While both Colfax and Brumage hail from the country, Deepak Bhargava '89 is a city boy. Born in India, Bhargava moved to the New York when he was a year old. However, he still wants to find his Indian roots, and it was Harvard's Sanskrit and Indian Studies Department that convinced him to choose the Harvard over other Ivy Leaugue schools...