Word: lot
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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They sorta liked my unusual background and I had very much of an attitude of being very constructive and socially responsible, enthusiastic about learning a lot...
...wanted to be a good doctor, his father was a doctor. He was a Jewish kid, very much concerned with getting the grades and getting into medical school. He was a nice guy just caught up too much in trying to be a professional and successful. He made a lot of sacrifices toward that end. Anyway, given these two roommates, it all didn't quite fit the Harvard image...
...found who were more than just middle class. They were brainy, but besides being brainy they had a bit of understanding, I guess. Mostly in the leftist yptes were there politically aware and socially aware people. This was a subculture and I really identified with them and spent a lot of time talking to them...
...effect a lot of the people at Harvard who are isolated and lonely have come to expect this. It's normal and they will have it for the rest of their lives...
There were lots of middle class kids, but not upper middle class, professionals, and a lot of working class kids. It was a tough school, football gang type. No pressure to succeed, in fact just the opposite. I could taxi along very comfortably. I even copied some of the work I had to do from some of the other kids. I adapted to that extent. My first semester I had a 93 average. I was smarter than all but one or two kids in the school so I had no trouble getting...