Word: gainful
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...their education by viewing it as a prudent investment. Armed with bachelors’ degrees branded with Harvard’s prestigious name, many expect careers lucrative enough to exceed the nearly $200,000 spent during their four years in Cambridge. In order to result in a net utility gain and therein to serve as a judicious investment, the benefits of student’s time spent under the Crimson must exceed the costs—both the direct financial cost of attending, pegged at $48,868 for next year, and the indirect opportunity cost of four years that could...
...Many students are also exploring other post-graduate opportunities including graduate or professional school, traveling, fellowships, and service-learning. Students are coming to understand that they can cast a wide net to gain skills and experience post-Harvard and that there are may areas where they can add value...
...Student Art Show not only provides a forum for the sale of student art, but also a way in which those who want to become involved with the world of curating can gain experience. The show—which was entirely student run—gave organizers the opportunity to make curatorial decisions...
...whims in check. Their 18-year-old daughter, Magnolia (Elizabeth Ann Berg), falls in love with Gaylord Ravenal (Adam Fenton Goddu), a handsome but incurable gambler who joins their troupe after misfortune strikes the company’s two leads. As the showboat continues to travel, Magnolia and Gaylord gain prominence as the two new stars and they eventually wed. After the couple leaves the boat, Gaylord’s gambling addiction thrusts them onto a see-saw of affluence and poverty; in the end, the play follows the twists and turns of their lives, bending like the curves...
...Never did I know that West was going to work as hard as he did and gain the admiration of the players like he has,” Walsh admits...