Word: importantally
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Certainly, Harvard discriminates. Every year, thousands of applicants are denied admission. However, the important question is whether Harvard's standards for admission unduly places Asian-Americans at a disadvantage. The admissions office has assured us that Harvard has no quota system and Hsu himself agrees to this fact. As for...
Even granting that the admissions office's reasoning and statistics are sound, what about their implicit claim that universities should base their success on producing "leaders in many different fields," and that nonacademic activity is an important part of this task?
In short, extra-curricular activity, while obviously important to many Harvard undergraduates in pursuit of what Byerly Hall called a "well-rounded `collegiate' experience," deserves a second glance when it is cited as a reason of specifically lowering the admission rates of a single minority.
"Seeing the Games brings back every feeling you've ever had related to the Olympics," said Albright, who will be heading for Calgary to see the end of the Games. "It's one more demonstration of people pushing the human being to the limit. It's not just physical, either...
"That's why athletics is important in itself," Albright added. "It teaches people to succeed and not just to win."