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Dates: during 2005-2005
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Andover junior Gabe Worgaftik has discovered the secret to getting into Harvard, and it’s not Model UN, math team, a 1600, or any permutation of said activities. It’s Spam...

Author: By David S. Marshall, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Spiced Ham (And)over-Achieving College Applicants | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

...last month’s issue of The Phillipian, the elite Massachusetts boarding school’s weekly newspaper, Worgaftik spoofs the infamous college essay process in a parody piece entitled “Community Service...

Author: By David S. Marshall, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Spiced Ham (And)over-Achieving College Applicants | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

Though he is still months away from application deadlines, Worgaftik speaks with authority. “Perhaps you could write your essay in crayon,” Worgaftik writes, “or maybe you’ll write a 150-word essay on Spam so the Harvard Admissions board can finally see how deep and artistic...

Author: By David S. Marshall, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Spiced Ham (And)over-Achieving College Applicants | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

...Worgaftik says he wrote the article in response to the small corps of Ivy-obsessed Andover students. “They’re very one-dimensional people in how they approach life,” Worgaftik says. “They’re almost clichés as people.” With more than a touch of satisfaction, he adds, “One senior I know took 11 APs last year and was deferred from Harvard...

Author: By David S. Marshall, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Spiced Ham (And)over-Achieving College Applicants | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

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