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...Lisa N. Guttentag...
Good Day. That’s what Guttentag means in German and that’s what is embroidered in neat block letters on Lisa Guttentag’s blue L.L. Bean backpack. It’s unclear if it’s an affirmation or a command. But either way, Guttentag is having a good day and wants everyone else to have one, too. She’s not really supposed to be here right now. At least, on June 12, 2000, when her van was hit by a tractor trailer, no one thought she would be here...
...Guttentag returned to campus in the spring of her sophomore year, taking a reduced course load and using a laptop to take notes in class because writing by hand was still too difficult. In her first semester back, she was hesitant to tell people about the severity of her injury because, she says, “Having people think of me as a brain-injured person is always incurring a risk. There are some people here who are not as tolerant of imperfection...
...college-prep courses and other things," says Rae Lee Siporin, admissions director of ucla, which receives more applications each year--about 40,000--than any other U.S. college. But those measures can amplify the inequalities among high schools even more than the SAT. As Duke University admissions director Christoph Guttentag notes, "The students in school districts with more resources will be more equipped...
...college-prep courses and other things," says Rae Lee Siporin, admissions director of ucla, which receives more applications each year - about 40,000 - than any other U.S. college. But those measures can amplify the inequalities among high schools even more than the SAT. As Duke University admissions director Christoph Guttentag notes, "The students in school districts with more resources will be more equipped...