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...That may have been the only time I interacted with Kaplan, but that question—and my hesitation—have stuck with me. In late May, I barely knew what real estate was??now it’s my beat, and I’ve loved working on every article I’ve written so far. So, if my preferences change so easily, what do I care about? And why am I so intent on going into journalism in the first place...
...When I was considering transferring during my freshman year of college, I looked with disdain upon Princeton when I learned that it was?? at the time—the only other Ivy League school that did not accept transfer students. I thought that it represented a brand of elitism that was unique to Princeton. That school remains Harvard’s only Ivy League partner-in-crime in this decision. And, outside of the Ivy League, top schools like Stanford, Duke, the University of Chicago, Amherst, Williams, and Swarthmore all accept transfer students. Harvard should be as concerned...
...manufactured mystique: Those outside our bubble of obliviousness recognize that Gatsby parties and fencing are outdated, but our investment in archaisms, niche pursuits, and outlandish concentrations—not majors—is why we’re here. Jazz is no longer the seething cultural rebellion it once was??it’s quickly simmering into a classical genre—and for many, it’s just another goofy tradition that Harvard has saved from extinction. But it actually thrives here, which is part of why I was so eager to come to Harvard...
...verify the authenticity of a Da Vinci or Titian, and consequently, Berenson was an indispensable friend to collectors and dealers across the world.But perhaps Bernard Berenson’s greatest legacy was the villa which he called his own, and which became very much a part of who Berenson was??Villa I Tatti. “It is a machine à vivre, if you like, as there is a similar machine our bodies, but like my body my house has a soul—I hope,” Berenson once wrote.When Berenson died in October...
...been hard-pressed to see daylight at shortstop for the Crimson in his freshman year. Of course, the decision would have been Walsh’s to make, and the Harvard coach’s verdict is in line with Kantrovitz’s thought.“Forst was??a much better defensive shortstop at the time,” Walsh says. “He was established here at the time.”“[But Kantrovitz] turned into a good defensive shortstop by his senior year and Forst turned into a very good...