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When it came time to turn in her first college paper for English 151, Horan was confident. After all, she had attended every lecture, she had completed all the reading and she had even written multiple drafts of the essay three days in advance of the due date. When her TF returned the paper, Horan began questioning her old formula. For the first time in her life, x, y and z had only earned...
...most of our interview, Horan is poised. Her eye contact is dead-on, her sentences follow a measured rhythm and her hands are crossed in her lap—she acts like she is at a job interview rather than sitting on an old futon. It is not until she discusses her first rejection at Harvard—in this case, not achieving her desired grade—that she stumbles over her words. “It was so frustrating,” she says. “In high school it was never a question of understanding...
...grade—and the course at large—left Horan feeling like a “complete moron,” reflecting what Langer feels is a shortsighted and common appraisal of the situation. “If we asked students here how often they expect to be successful, I doubt anyone would answer, ‘100% of the time,’” Langer writes. “More likely, I think, would be a response like ‘90% of the time.’ Yet rarely do people respond to their...
...helped narrow her interests, eventually leading her to the economics concentration. Last December she decided to apply for summer internships through spring recruiting. Landing a spot is seen as a direct ticket to a permanent job and the envy of less fortunate applicants. With the January 15 deadline approaching, Horan spent Christmas break reading guides to recruiting and revising her application. By the end of vacation, she had mastered the lingo of self-promotion, citing her “strong quantitative abilities” and “passion for numbers” in the all-important cover letter. Horan...
Rather than focusing on her 24 rejections, Horan prepared for her six interviews. She stayed au courant by reading The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal and participated in a mock interview at the Office of Career Services. What she couldn’t prepare for were the awkward interactions with her uber-competitive peers...