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...Yale offered me two times as much as Harvard. In terms of living, it was a much more realistic and sensible offer," Drayton said. "Harvard's offer wouldn't have allowed me to live in Cambridge...
...Drayton said the committee asked him how he felt about taking Rhodes' money at the end of his interview for the scholarship. The Governor-General of Barbados later told Drayton that his response should have been the traditional Barbadian proverb, "If the devil sent it, God must bring it"--that is, even if something appears to come from the devil, it must be God's will...
...Drayton said money had made him decide to pursue his graduate studies at Yale...
...believe Mr. Rhodes hoped that he would help produce a generation of people around the world committed to personal excellence and public service, and I hope that I will indeed be able to fulfill that vision," said Drayton...
...first wanted to be a biochemist," Drayton said. "If I had gone to a British university, I would be a very frustrated biochemist. At Harvard, I was free to move towards literature and the humanities...