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...determine who was an “admissions mistake” and who was a treasured find. The email—accidentally sent by a proctor to a Crimson reporter—condemned two students as “so self-centered that they have trouble even imagining another person??s point of view.” This report should have instead ended up at the admissions office, presumably with the intention of warning admissions officers off other such conceited types. On a basic level, it is hardly a shock to learn that proctors are, and reportedly have...
...response, one proctor offered a detailed description of many of the undergraduates that proctor oversees—including a passage describing two undergraduates as “so self-centered that they have trouble even imagining another person??s point of view...
Yesterday, on Ash Wednesday, the Christian practice of Lent began: forty days of preparation for Resurrection—the zenith of faith. While in church, I witnessed an eclectic parade of coordinated bodies in procession toward the altar, where the priest marked each person??s forehead with a cross of ashes. By acknowledging every human’s origin and end in ashes and dust, we are moved toward more than a month of fasting and spiritual growth. In the spirit of ecumenism, similar practices are common to different religions and ways of life: Islamic Ramadan, Jewish...
...Harvard man make.For all the generosity a prospective student may have, there has to be something above and beyond this desirable yet insufficient quality.Finally, we come to the speedskater’s potential value to the Harvard community.Here, we get into the heart of the matter. A person??s potential value to the community must figure as the most important factor every time another Common App is reviewed.The question then is this: How does the admissions process get warped when the readers are suddenly dealing with an Olympic athlete?“We always look for talent, Olympic...
...what we want to hear, and especially when we deny our acknowledgement of what we really need to do. Even when we know what the best course of action should be, it is amazing how much more effective it is to hear that advice from another person??the role I hope to play...