Word: standout
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When he returned, he went not to Harvard, but to Brigham Young University, where he met and married his wife. A year later, newly primed for the challenges of the ivory tower, the Dudley House affiliate returned to Cambridge and became a standout in the economics department...
...Nuys High counselor Susan Kim says Turre was not the only standout student in her class, but she certainly deserved her acceptance. "She has done so much more than can be expected of one person," Kim says. Yet as a Korean-American, Kim worries that "you really have to be a superboy or girl as an Asian applicant to be accepted." And with Harvard's record 16,500-plus rejections this year--including all of Van Nuys High's applicants--getting into Harvard isn't any easier, Kim fears. From the counseling office at Van Nuys, she says...
...special concentration adviser, Cherie Wendelken, says Maya's initiative and largely self-researched and self-directed plan of study make her a standout. Maya's homemade academic mixture of cross-registered courses--as well as offerings from the history of art and architecture, visual and environmental studies, environmental science and public policy, mathematics and physics departments--was ambitious. "It's rare that somebody comes in with that kind of drive," says Wendelken, an assistant professor of the history of art and architecture...
...seamless transition from rookie standout to veteran leader, Abeles never became complacent with her performance or that of the team. Unlike the daily changes in Cambridge weather, Deborah's play has become the standard of consistency, despite enduring numerous injuries. A wrist injury hampered her during the NCAA playoffs this year, and she hurt her shoulder sophomore season...
...himself, Kacyvenski is a standout. Harvard's all-time leading tackler and a three-time All-Ivy First Teamer, Kacyvenski was the first player to start all 40 games of his Crimson football career. As the 119th draft pick, Kacyvenski is the highest Harvard player ever drafted, not to mention the only Ivy-League player drafted this year...