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...Sticking it out was something I had picked up at Harvard, a place where the primary fear is of failing—at anything, ever. The corollary of the anxiety about failure is a willingness to do almost anything to make an endeavor seem successful. No matter if acknowledging our minor mistakes, like my choosing the wrong roommate, could dramatically increase our happiness...
...appearance of one’s transcript should not be dismissed as an unfortunate consequence of putting competitive students together. Grades matter—a lot—when it comes time to apply for law school, medical school, a fellowship, a job, or virtually any post-graduation endeavor. Choosing particular electives to avoid the risk of too many unnecessary Bs and Cs may not be idealistic, but it can hardly be criticized as unwise. The pass/fail grading option, however, could be better used as insurance to allow students to take appealing classes they would otherwise see as too much...
After fellow Kazmaier winner Julie Chu ’06-07 graduated from Harvard, the burden of leading the Crimson’s offensive attack was placed squarely on Vaillancourt’s shoulders. For Vaillancourt to succeed in this endeavor, she would have to make significant adjustments to her game...
...academic intensity produced by limiting admission to the most scholastically proficient would not be the most favorable atmosphere for development of student abilities. While Harvard College would certainly produce more academicians by drawing from only the top students, it would not provide us many leaders in other fields of endeavor. It would be a perversion of the function of the American college to force undergraduates into a graduate school environment...
...University food, stacking books, or cleaning rooms, the establishment of Harvard Student Agencies, Inc. should come as a major blessing. The Agency promises to expand not only the quantity of student employment at the University, but to give an incentive to original, and perhaps more interesting forms of lucrative endeavor...