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...some, being waitlisted by their dream school can be a blessing in disguise. It can spur them to take a gap year or to take a closer look at their other academic options. If Vincent and Davison don't get into their preferred schools, they'll both go to University of Texas; Brown-Campello would go to University of Vermont; and Simon thinks she'd attend Princeton or Stanford. Kavya Rao, a freshman in the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) Medical Scholars Program who was waitlisted at Harvard last spring, thinks they will be just fine. "I would...
...Gender Gap I was intrigued to see Nancy Gibbs' article on affirmative action for boys, "College Confidential," but a bit disappointed that Ms. Gibbs avoided the greater question about what is happening to boys [April 14]. Rather than question what might be behind the slide in boys' achievement - and what the long-term effect might be if boys continue to fall behind - the article instead turns to ponder what this all means for girls. It is a sad commentary when even an article about boys' academic troubles seems uninterested in the roots of the problem. Malia Blom, Director, Boys...
...year to buy food and distribute it to more than 70 million people worldwide. By late March, however, high food and fuel prices meant that those same planned operations were expected to cost an extra $500 million. Just one month later, says WFP executive director Josette Sheeran, the funding gap has now widened to $755 million. And that's before factoring in new programs that the WFP would like to launch, boosting aid in new places where food shortages suddenly loom. "I think that with what we're facing, all over Africa, cuts are on the way," says John Aylieff...
...game, the Harvard offense took over.After the Crimson chipped away at the Bears’ lead with runs in the first and fourth innings, O’Hara came up with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth.The rookie smashed a hard line drive to the gap in right center field, driving in all three baserunners to put Harvard ahead, much to the delight of Walsh.“Didn’t he have a nice rocket out there to right field?” Walsh asked. “His bat’s coming along...
...seat advantage, finishing in a time of 5:40.1. Princeton finished in 5:40.6.The undefeated second varsity continued its successes on Saturday, blitzing Princeton after the start and finishing with an open-water victory. The second varsity earned an open-water victory over the Tigers and widened the gap after both boats came off the start nearly even. Harvard finished in 5:51.7, while Princeton followed in 5:59.7. It marked the second consecutive open-water win for the Crimson second varsity.“When you spend your entire year training for the spring, it’s nice...