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Location: wherever my daughter's running | http://preview.msn.com/en-us/news/magazine/i-told-harvard-i-was-an-undocumented-immigrant-they-gave-me-a-full-scholarship/ar-BB5vNth
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Location: SE Louisiana | I think it says much that he was chosen to be among the 6.2% and I believe he will benefit this country if he is allowed to stay and attend. Letters of admission were sent on March 30 to 2,158 students, 6.2 percent of the record pool of 34,950. More than 14,000 scored 700 or above on the SAT critical reading test; 17,000 scored 700 or above on the SAT math test; 15,000 scored 700 or higher on the SAT writing test; and 3,800 were ranked first in their high school classes. I'd say he is a lot smarter than most people I know. |
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Location: wherever my daughter's running | komet. - 2014-09-24 4:55 PM I think it says much that he was chosen to be among the 6.2% and I believe he will benefit this country if he is allowed to stay and attend. Letters of admission were sent on March 30 to 2,158 students, 6.2 percent of the record pool of 34,950. More than 14,000 scored 700 or above on the SAT critical reading test; 17,000 scored 700 or above on the SAT math test; 15,000 scored 700 or higher on the SAT writing test; and 3,800 were ranked first in their high school classes. I'd say he is a lot smarter than most people I know.
The Harvard Admissions Committee had voted to send me a likely letter of admission. (Oscar later got a call from Cornell.) And they gave me a full ride. This meant I wouldn’t have to worry about student loans or quarterly tuition payments; that I always had a place to stay away from home; that I could travel every semester, on Harvard’s dime, back to California; that my parents would never have to worry whether I’d finish school. Those are luxuries few people, documented or not, ever have.
Oh no doubt to be in top 6.2% is impressive - but what about the teen that was a legal American citizen who's grades may not have been quite as steller because they had to work a night job while in high school and may have been the one sitting right below this guys spot. I bet that student would have done just as well. No doubt this undocumented student will do well - everything will be paid for including HIS TRAVEL HOME to see his parents. Life is not always fair for those who play by the rules. |
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Location: SE Louisiana | Beyond improvements in financial aid and outreach, Harvard has made substantial changes both to support students once they enroll and to improve their college experiences. Among the enhancements in the past decade are: a new program in General Education; a four-fold increase in the number of small freshman seminars; a new program offering more than 40 secondary fields; the new School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.... supported by a $100 million gift from David Rockefeller.... |
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Location: wherever my daughter's running | Well .... all of that sounds great - but this is still a hard pill for me personally to swallow - could answer some other questsion that floated around about a Harvard grad too. |
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| teehaha - 2014-09-24 3:46 PM
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | cruise - 2014-09-24 3:23 PM Well .... all of that sounds great - but this is still a hard pill for me personally to swallow - could answer some other questsion that floated around about a Harvard grad too.
This is what I was thinking |
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| cruise - 2014-09-24 4:08 PM komet. - 2014-09-24 4:55 PM I think it says much that he was chosen to be among the 6.2% and I believe he will benefit this country if he is allowed to stay and attend. Letters of admission were sent on March 30 to 2,158 students, 6.2 percent of the record pool of 34,950. More than 14,000 scored 700 or above on the SAT critical reading test; 17,000 scored 700 or above on the SAT math test; 15,000 scored 700 or higher on the SAT writing test; and 3,800 were ranked first in their high school classes. I'd say he is a lot smarter than most people I know. The Harvard Admissions Committee had voted to send me a likely letter of admission. (Oscar later got a call from Cornell. ) And they gave me a full ride. This meant I wouldn’t have to worry about student loans or quarterly tuition payments; that I always had a place to stay away from home; that I could travel every semester, on Harvard’s dime, back to California; that my parents would never have to worry whether I’d finish school. Those are luxuries few people, documented or not, ever have.
Oh no doubt to be in top 6.2% is impressive - but what about the teen that was a legal American citizen who's grades may not have been quite as steller because they had to work a night job while in high school and may have been the one sitting right below this guys spot. I bet that student would have done just as well. No doubt this undocumented student will do well - everything will be paid for including HIS TRAVEL HOME to see his parents. Life is not always fair for those who play by the rules.
Or what about the teen whose grades were as stellar if not better and built a resume with the goal of getting into Harvard and did not get in. My daughters best friend in high school was from Nigeria, her parents were here legally but not citizens, father is a doctor, mother is a nurse. My daughter and her friends grades were identical, same extra curricular activites, work experience, etc., parents in the same income bracket. They filled out college applications together at our house. Her Nigerian friend received close to 50K in scholarships, my daughter- zilch. I did not have to think to hard on why she was getting offers and my daughter wasn't. I would like for everyone to have opportunites to better themselves, idk what the answer is, but the current system is a little skewed. |
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