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...University of California at Berkeley or Stanford; my best friend and I chose to go to East Coast schools, Georgetown and Harvard respectively. It was supposed to be some kind of statement of independence. I was out at school on my own, and theoretically I was supposed to start at the bottom again: being a first-year, trying out new activities, finding new friends...
Business School officials added that Clark also hoped to support the Institute's mission. "There were two motivators, one of which was the dean's office's desire to see the Institute get off to a good start," said Loretto F. Crane, director of communications at the Business School...
...going to Harvard, and no one had for several years, which was one of the reasons I chose to come here. I wanted an environment where no one would have expectations of me influenced by what they knew of my old self from high school. I wanted to start from scratch...
...true. There are some parts of your personality you should not torture yourself trying to change, even is this great period of transition and change. You can find a new wardrobe, you can change your religion, you can switch from Coke to Pepsi--but you can never start from scratch. Before you despair, though, consider that this is not necessarily a bad thing. Remember that you must have been doing something right in high school, since you got yourself here...
...pictures of elegant Harvard quarters. Andwith good reason. Harvard's dorms have somedrawbacks, of course; students need to develop thestamina to climb stairs and a high tolerance forold architecture. But a housing system thatinvolves working fire-places, wooden floors,spacious rooms and beautiful landscaping isn'tsuch a bad start to a Harvard career.Crimson File PhotoON THE EDGE: Suites in Straus Hallborder the Square and offer groups of fourstudents two bedrooms, a large common room andprivate bathroom...