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Harvard quickly capitalized on the opportunity by scoring two goals. This included a fantastic goal from mid-air by Mike Marvin to give Harvard a 12-8 lead. And the feeder to the air-borne Marvin was none other than his brother...
These high schools, known as "feeder schools," are generally very selective private or magnet public schools that may also have a traditional, long-standing relationship with Harvard. They are almost exclusively in the Northeast...
...stereotype of a feeder school is a semi-boarding prep school picturesquely situated in rural New England. Many of the schools which today send consistently high numbers of students to Harvard are continuing in this tradition...
...least in the past couple of years there has been a big movement away from taking students from the traditional feeder schools," said Rebecca L. Garrison '99, who attended Phillips Exeter Academy. "It's a good thing because it's probably giving students from public schools more opportunity, but it's also probably denying quality kids from prep schools just because they're from prep schools...
Although connections between feeder schools and Harvard are very strong, students and Harvard College administrators say that if students from these schools get an extra glance when they apply, it's only because admissions officers know these are schools that prepare their students well...