Word: vaghar
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Other new officers of the Harvard College Democrats Board include: Vice-President Kara A. Shamy ’03, Treasurer Alicia Menendez ’05, Communications Director Jessica L. Diaz ’05, Projects Director Danielle C. Robles ’04, Speakers and Events Director Linda Vaghar, a third year extension school student, Campaigns Director Michael Firestone ’05, Campus Outreach Director R. Gerard McGeary ’04, Internships Director Peter P. Buttigieg ’04, and Web/Design Director Nancy K. Dutton...
However, perhaps more interesting than the questions extension school students ask themselves are the answers they constantly have to give to others. Vaghar said that being an extension school student requires strength when she faces traditional Harvard College students who don’t understand why people would be interested in alternative degree programs...
...After a year at the extension school, I can say that I am legitimately smiling,” Vaghar said, glancing at her watch to see if she needed to scoot to class. “Now, I truly know who my friends are at this place. I’ve met so many wonderful people at this school and that helped this place start to feel more like my own—like a place that I wouldn’t want to transfer from...
...have to be really comfortable in your own skin to be an extension school student,” Vaghar said. “People are constantly questioning why you would do this. Kids here don’t know much about it. It even took my boyfriend a month to understand what I was doing. You get to this point though where you just accept it, and say to people simply, ‘I do this because it works...
However, both Huff and Vaghar admit that sometimes when they are in a rush or don’t want to fully explain their life stories to strangers, they tell people simply that they are “off campus.” But Huff stresses that this isn’t something that many extension students make a regular habit...