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...first shock at Harvard was not making thecut when The Advocate, a well-established campusliterary magazine, held its fall comp. I stoodoutside its closed green doors, scanning the listof successful candidates again and again, hoping Imight have missed my name. Finally, I decided Ineeded a second opinion, someone who would bewilling to read my comp essay and suggestimprovements. The first person who came to mindwas my English professor...
...went up to after class one day while she wasgathering her books. Hurriedly describing myunsuccessful attempt to comp the Advocate, I askedif she would read the essay in question. Shelooked at me for what seemed an eternity herexpression weary. I began to wonder if I'd donethe right thing in approaching her and started tomake an excuse to leave. But then she smiled andtold me to go her office hours, and I scuttledaway in relief...
Overwhelmed by exclamation points, I finished my comp in a record four weeks. I covered the women's soccer team and chronicled its spectacular run to the ECAC tournament...
Abbott also defended the Lampoon's rigorous comp. "People running the Lampoon take it seriously, they don't want the high level of quality to drop". Murdoch added that the Lampoon was "the last meritocracy at Harvard...
Detroit at Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m., comp. of susp. game...