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...must also focus on university-specific content. Harvard’s Admissions Office does in fact have a Harvard Video, but unlike Yale’s 16-minute long musical extravaganza, it is not nearly as well known. Despite its popularity, I don’t actually know any high school students who became more interested in Yale after viewing it; sure, those who wanted to go to Yale prior to the video release wouldn’t stop bursting into song all throughout J-Term, but it didn’t seem to incite the same level of enthusiasm...
...much with an hour-long walk around Harvard and while we try not to generalize too much and involve as many anecdotes as we can, it is not always possible. Inviting interested students to spend a day in the life of a Harvard student and sending Harvard students to high schools to speak about their time here, which the Undergraduate Admissions Council enables students to do through the Return to High School Program, will help prospective students gain a better understanding of Harvard life. Personal stories that allow a glimpse into a Harvardian’s life and enable visiting...
...make certain that they understand that Harvard is a good place for students of all sexual orientations,” Fitzsimmons said. “We do everything in our power to make sure we’re reaching out to those students, given the discrimination in many high schools that LGBT students face...
...High schoolers who identify as LGBT could definitely use a lot of outreach in knowing that their future college offers a welcoming community to people who identify with all kinds of genders and sexualities,” he said. “The onus is on the school and the school community to demonstrate that they are proactive in creating a safe environment...
...rules-averse Florida didn't already have some of the nation's most dangerous drivers - more pedestrians are killed there each year than in any other state - now it's dealing with the rising popularity of Mad Max-like high-speed motorcycles. The rogue bikes are a particular bane in South Florida, where the weather is warm year-round and many of the roads are so flat and straightaway that they can easily be turned into a racetrack. Florida motorcycle crashes have been up in recent years - from 8,990 in 2006 to 9,618 in 2008, when state legislators...