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...fact that there is a community at your fingertips that is infinitely more valuable than a response paper. It’s not that solitude and self-reflection isn’t important–alone time is valuable, especially at Harvard, where the pace of life is so fast that you barely have a chance to breathe. But it’s only for so long that you are within 30 yards of a House full of pretty incredible people, and, with only two-and-a-half months left to go until Commencement, I regret not taking advantage...
...Viswanathan occupied their time with “normal girlie stuff,” like homework, tennis, and sleepovers. Sounds typical enough, but according to Priddy, Viswanathan established herself as an extraordinary student and a creative writer very early on. “She read a LOT and really fast (she was famous in school for it),” Priddy said. “I always thought writing was her all time favorite thing...
...Only vaguely discomforting but discomforting nevertheless. Sure enough, as Viswanathan obsessively references contemporary singers/shows and prods her readers to think about what it means to grow up too fast and what it feels like to be a cliché, it becomes clear that she’s following proudly in the tradition of Ivy League literary wunderkinds like Nick McDonell, Natalie Krinsky, and Liz Wurtzel ’89. Just like them, Viswanathan is compulsively concerned with authenticity and the anxiety of alienation...
...Game, Stevie Locker Room, Stevie Postgame, and Stevie Big Job,” Greg said. “We could go on forever.”And when it came to what describing what Greg does best, Steve almost did just that.“He’s fast,” he said. “Just fast; flat-out speed. Every year there’s a lacrosse magazine that always rates the fastest players, and he comes out on top every year.”“In high school, you just run by everybody...
...face: a mix between “is this really happening?” and “someone please convince me this is a bad decision.” Another teammate recounted the details of a meeting in which he was told he may be placed on the fast track to the Class High A Kinston Indians or else there was a “very real possibility” that he could be released. It’s a lot of pressure when you consider that your performance in one short month could make or break your childhood...