Word: oriole
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Indeed, Oriol realizes that her unconventional route encourages students to be more open to roads less frequently taken. "One student working with me said the one thing I gave her was a sense that long-range planning can hurt...
...Certainly being strategic is good," she says, "but you also have to be receptive to the moment, be flexible, listen to what your heart is saying, and look at yourself with honesty." Differentiate between what you want and what others want, advises Oriol...
...course, Oriol admits that today's world is different from the world of the late '60s. In the late '90s, we probably eye her "listen to your heart" advice with some suspicion. Sure, a pressure exists, especially at Harvard, to go into professions that will make the hefty Harvard tuition worth the expense...
...even if students are more cynical these days, Oriol does find today's world more accepting of alternative career choices. These days, she says, "it's more flexible...
Okay, so you forgot to list some companies on your Scantron sheet, had trouble printing out your resume or messed up the MCATs. If Oriol's example means anything, though, it's that it's not the end of the world. We're young, right? We're still at a point where we can start new things. Jia-Rui Chong '99 is a history and literature concentrator in Kirkland House. Her column appears on alternate Mondays...