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...it’s USC, which doesn’t have the same applicant pool, then it’ll make all the difference in the world. So 200 points at USC might put that kid in a more competitive range in admissions...
...viewpoints must have an opportunity to be vetted. Summers also stressed the need to ensure that employers are “fishing in the largest possible lake” when they are looking for women leaders. “Those who deny themselves access to a portion of a pool of talent are not just discriminating or being unfair,” he said. “They are sacrificing their opportunity to be excellent.” At Harvard, Summers said the University can make progress by alleviating responsibilities for families with young children. Summers said that...
What I propose is by no means a complete solution; For starters, I’ve completely disregarded the parallel concern of improving and expanding the pool of faculty advisors, who would and should continue to offer formal academic guidance to freshmen, to sign their study cards, and so on. There’s no question that progress must be made here as well, but a successful advising relationship with a faculty member would complement the far more important relationship between freshmen and their upperclass advisors and big siblings...
...amazed by the seriousness and the energy that is brought to searching.” Casey brings seriousness and energy to pursuits outside of University Hall as well as inside. A national champion last year in three swimming events, Casey practices his butterfly stroke in Blodgett Pool at 5:30 a.m. every day. “My days can be—at both Brown and Harvard—very intensive intellectually, politically, socially,” said Casey, who has been swimming since he was five. “It’s a nice balance...
...hopes that its direct association with the recognizable Pell program will effectively expand its applicant pool, Hicks said...