Word: comped
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Although the aforementioned organizations will be open to all interested parties, some will require a Comp in order to participate. Guessing 10 or more out of 20 cards correctly and/or levitating will gain one admission to the Psychic Table. Similarly, three good deeds and one miracle will be needed to sit in one of the 12 seats at the Divinity Table. Experience at the Stigmata Table also helps, as will a few sessions calming the noisy antics of the Possessed Table...
...Review this year will maintain its two-year-old selection process which requires all applicants to enter a writing comp, said President of the Review Adam S. Cohen...
Under this scheme, only half of the members are selected entirely on the basis of the writing comp. The other half is selected with a formula of 70 percent first-year grades, 30 percent writing comp...
Fear over recent declines in the numbers applying to the Review was considered a reason for the proposal's support among some review members last night. By exempting some applicants from the writing comp, some members of the review hoped to broaden the applicant pool...
...value another type of legitimacy--the legitimacy that flows from tradition. For two decades, a succession of students have worked hard to write pieces, to edit them well, to bind them together attractively, and to get enough money to print their product. Twice a year, they have run a comp and recruited new members. Every December, under the guidance of a charter, they have elected new officers and thereby assured the survival of their legacy...