Word: fittings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Fortunately, I was not alone. There were about 150 other students there too, and it seemed as if we were all in the same boat. Administrators told us that we had been placed at 29 Garden because of certain special "qualities" we allegedly possessed that somehow made us fit for the place. We were to read into this: independence, self-reliance, a good sense of direction, street smarts...
...bring every worldly possession you have accumulated in your entire life. Harvard housing is nice, but you just don't have that much room. Limit yourself to what will fit in one closet, one bookshelf, a few desk drawers, one dresser and under your...
...thought I had it made. I Knew the territory from four years of hanging out in Harvard Square to escape the boredom of suburban high school life, and I felt my acceptance letter alone was proof that I was fit to tackle the challenges of Harvard with my peers. I never thought I couldn't handle it. I had fears, lots of them, but they were blanketed by waves of excitement and the overriding thought that this was the moment I had been waiting for. After 12 years of trudging through school and bearing the stigma of being someone...
...first sign Harvard wasn't going to fit my perfect expectations came early that first day when I realized just how far Greenough was from life in the Yard. I would later discover that there were certain perks that came with the Greenough package--you always beat the dinner rush, never have to debate whether it's worth it to trudge through the snow for dinner and when I was there you could sneak onto the roof and find a perfect spot to make snow angels. But I think it basically sucks to miss out on that crucial part...
...courtroom testimony. As theprosecutionwinds up its case, TIME's Elaine Lafferty assesses the trial so far: "There have been surprises, most recently the prosecution's decision to cut short testimony by several weeks. Now we'll see whether the defense thinks the glove that didn't fit was enough to convince the jury that O.J. is innocent. If so, they will try to keep their presentation short."The defensemay want to hurry for another reason as well. If jurors continue being dismissed at the rate of one every 10 days of testimony, the trial will run out of alternates...