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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kaplan stands for preparation. No, I never dreamed that this aside would constitute the sum and substance of my response to the survey, as reported by Mr. David P. Greene. In the interest of fair play on a genuinely important issue, I hope you'll allow me to review for your readers the three major points I raised during the interview...
...that, while this whole group had raised their scores enough to meet Harvard's stringent standards, the students who had taken Kaplan programs showed the greatest point increases of all. (For the purposes of the survey, coached students were divided into four groups: those taking Kaplan, those taking Princeton Review, those attending other commercial courses, and those taking school programs.) The headlines not only contradicted these findings, it even opposed Mr. Fitzsimmon's own admission that coaching may indeed be advisable for test-takers who've been away from math for a while...
Hillel Fradkin of the Bradley Foundation said that Harvard will probably receive more money from the foundation in the future. The foundation's board will review the grant in two years, and odds are favorable for a renewal at that time, he said...
...when Merck sought FDA approval for what was then known as MK- 803, agency officials were already familiar with the details, because the company had kept them informed of the drug's progress every step of the way. FDA approval last August came after just nine months of review, instead of the usual 30 months...
...rift between First Boston's top management and the two stars had been growing for months. Last July, Chief Executive Peter Buchanan, 53, launched a review of the firm's operations. While Wasserstein and Perella hoped that the study would spark a complete rethinking, the report called for "no fundamental change in strategic direction." Wasserstein and Perella chafed against the firm's policies, even though the men were given increased power and responsibilities only three weeks ago. Says Perella: "It was like being put in charge of the dining and engine rooms of a ship, while the guys...