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This is not to say that nothing is being done. Some less affluent schools provide subsidized SAT prep courses for needy students and also give fee discounts for AP tests. Many teachers and counselors give their already-stretched time for letters of recommendation and application forms. Often, however, few students are guided to plan for college, as is done at most top high schools. Just as Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 says he was not encouraged to apply to Harvard, strong students at my high school who I know could have attended...
...done for racial diversity. But while Harvard could do more, it is also up to parents at home and teachers and counselors at less affluent high schools—as well as school and government officials who should be pushing for increased funding for needed SAT prep and AP programs as well as counselor training—to make sure students know that the doors of higher education are open to all good students, and that receiving a college degree, not just a high school diploma, should be every qualified student’s goal...
Ultimately, it wasn’t until his final year at Bellarmine Prep that Norman came into his own as a truly mature player...
After growing up in Rochester, N.Y. and living in Houston, Texas for a while, Norman moved in with his uncle and aunt in Woodside, a suburb of San Jose. From there, he attended Bellarmine Prep and was on a track for success...
...early years at Bellarmine Prep, Norman relied heavily on his pure ability to blow by defenders and create scoring opportunities for himself, rather than learning how to get around his opponents, fight off screens and work within the team system...