Word: merited
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...arrived at Harvard in 1971 on a National Merit Scholarship, where he lived in Weld as a freshman and quickly took an interest in economics...
...election to the NAS depends on outstanding scientific contributions,” Brauman said. “The scientists are judged strictly on merit...
...this point, it seems as though conscious appeals to the academic merit of his work aren’t even needed. Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory Jorie Graham was so inspired by Aesop’s lyrics that she assigned one of her poetry classes to bring in samples of rap lyrics for analysis...
...striking point to illustrate why it was so crucial: the dumbest rich kids in the country were going to college at the same rate as the smartest poor kids. In other words, a student’s chances of attending college often had more to do with money than merit...
...this point, it seems as though conscious appeals to the academic merit of his work aren’t even needed. Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory Jorie Graham was so inspired by Aesop’s lyrics that she assigned one of her poetry classes to bring in samples of rap lyrics for analysis...