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...addition to the stress on their schedules, many say that the MCAT brings with it a good amount of a pressure to succeed...
...fallacy that women can’t succeed in a competitive environment is precisely one of the stereotypes that feminists should be fighting. But Perspective prefers to distinguish women from men on sociological grounds—in order to suggest, as Franklin does, that if only the cultural atmosphere were fluffier, women would do better. Julia H. Fawcett ’04 writes, “Something happens when a group of women get [sic] together: the tension of competition suddenly falls away, and we begin to relate to each other...
...think that most of us are motivated by the ‘they shouldn’t’ school of Harvard bashing,” Gordon said. “Maybe Harvard students succeed because we are advantaged, but nothing is better than watching the hockey team win because they aren’t. They don’t give scholarships or have the best facilities or the most fans. So on a level playing field, they shouldn’t win, and a lot of us are proud they...
...noneconomic and punitive damages or reduce the statute of limitations on claims. Though there’s no denying that doctors’ insurance premiums have been on the rise—often reaching seemingly excessive levels—legislation of this sort must be avoided. If Republicans succeed in winning the support of the House, it will be up to Democrats in the Senate to follow through on their promise to filibuster...
...explain Bill and Roger Clinton? Dalton Conley, a sociology professor at New York University and the author of The Pecking Order: Which Siblings Succeed and Why (Pantheon) studied Census data and 175 siblings for answers. Conley points not to birth order but to family size and economic influences. "Inequality," he says, "begins at home." TIME spoke with Conley...