Word: sisterly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...what," my sister snaps, "what about now? What's good about Harvard...
...THERE OR IS THERE NOT DIVERSITY?" The receiver rattles with my sister's growing rage...
...WHAT'S so great about Harvard anyway?" my prospective freshman sister growls over the phone. Remembering my own grumpy wait for that admissions letter, I mumble some sympathetic words about "hanging in there" and "it's not the end of the world either way" stuff, but the question sticks in my mind. Maybe Harvard isn't such a great school anymore...
...sister putting herself through this torture for a college that's devaluing faster than the Mexican peso? Maybe she is applying because over the phone I recite all of the good things Harvard still represents...
...ENOUGH with the famous people!" my sister cries in disgust. "What is the study environment like? Is there a residential college system? How are the counseling services?" She rattles off the questions in a frustrated tone...