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...reality, life is unfair. And the fact is, as Harvard grads, life has been exceedingly fair to each and every one of us thus far. A Harvard diploma may prove a more maneuverable parachute than others, allowing us to land farther up the slope than our peers. But although we may enjoy a head-start, to stay ahead we’ll be forced to make the same compromises and fantastic exertions as everyone else. Five years from now, our Real World experiences will eclipse our Harvard experiences in importance, at least on our resumes...

Author: By Alex Slack | Title: Free Falling | 5/24/2006 | See Source »

...that failed to find any evidence that the Aid Elimination Penalty “actually helped to deter drug use.”The report observed that college graduates “earn nearly twice as much over a lifetime as those persons who have only a high school diploma.” These findings, along with a “strong consensus among economists that formal education has a positive impact not only on personal income but also on society,” and the discovery that undergraduate education means “decreases in crime?...

Author: By Matthew S. Blumenthal, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Haze Surrounds Aid for Drug Users | 5/5/2006 | See Source »

...online diploma. Graduate early...

Author: By The Crimson Staff and Scoop A. Wasserstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: 15 Things To Buy With Your Leftover Board Plus | 5/3/2006 | See Source »

Weary Professor of German and Comparative Literature Judith L. Ryan, a Council member, said that “misunderstandings might occur” with changes to the wording of the diploma...

Author: By Allison A. Frost and Samuel P. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Dean Asks To Change Name of Degree | 4/27/2006 | See Source »

...percent of Harvard kids marry other Harvard kids, with 80 percent of those marriages stemming from the five-year reunion. Although these are plausible, one I would not believe is that many Harvard students dream about being a universal sex symbol. Universal sex symbol and Harvard diploma? To paraphrase Hugh Grant in “Love Actually”—Um, would we call that an oxymoron...

Author: By Molly E. Mehaffey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: DEAR MOLLY: Sex Symbol | 4/20/2006 | See Source »

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