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...founding After-School programs right and left. Academic prowess aside, Harvard admissions parlance divides students into “well-rounded”—those “who have contributed in many different ways to their schools and communities” and “well-lopsided??—those with “demonstrated excellence in one particular endeavor.” Yet it is the rare Harvard student who is truly well-lopsided. Whenever someone inadvertently reveals to me that he is the world’s premier concert saxophonist, I brace...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Organization Men | 11/26/2007 | See Source »

Because scientists can predict what the motion of the star should look like if the galaxy is flat. information about the galaxy’s actual shape—for instance, if it is in fact lopsided??might be gleaned from a comparison between the predicted and the actual trajectory of the star...

Author: By David Zhou, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Star May Have Escaped Galaxy | 2/15/2005 | See Source »

Taking recruited athletes in substantial numbers also corresponds with the pursuit of Harvard’s highest ideal of all: excellence. More than any other school in the country, Harvard seeks out excellence in every conceivable activity—it leans towards “well-lopsided?? students, especially in the early action round. According to McGrath Lewis, every year, just 300 students are accepted for primarily academic reasons—which doesn’t mean they got a lot of A’s in high school, because everyone did; it means they uncovered the influence...

Author: By Dan Rosenheck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Keeping Score | 10/9/2003 | See Source »

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