Word: certainly
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...also, I've become more comfortable with who I was before. I realize now that I'm never going to be that turbo-outgoing extrovert I thought I'd become. I know that I need a certain amount of time to myself, and I don't like to go out every weekend night. I no longer feel the need to spend time making small talk with people who bore me, just so I can expand my horizons and make new acquaintances...
...there of the Class of 2004 for whom Harvard is not exactly in your hometown--or state, or country. As someone whose home is a 26-hour plane ride away, I can say to you that traveling this far for school will bring with it some inconveniences but also certain joys for your first year at Harvard...
...test, it's not the score you got, it's how far (above or below) from the mean you were that counts. So don't stress a 40 in chemistry, if the mean was a 50. It happens. And, as much as the administration denies it, to a certain extent grade inflation is living large, which will only cushion your transition to Harvard...
Something that had potential for catastrophe did not even register on the Richter scale. Most of college is the same way. Certain circumstances or events will seem catastrophic, may they be the end of a relationship, a term paper grade or the outcome of an election. But kept in perspective, things are never as bad as they may seem. In March of my freshman year, for example, I began to panic. For the first time since I had arrived at school, I felt that certain tables at Annenberg were off limits to me simply because I hadn...
...hasn't all been unpleasant surprises, however. I am pleased that my fears about sexual harassment in the French workplace are totally unnecessary. The hour-long lunches are absolutely delicious. And although I need to figure out how to pronounce certain business words like "yuppie" (pronounced "youpee") and "logon" ("lugunn"), my French is going to make the grade and I am improving by the hour. Additionally, I ate two fresh croissants for breakfast this morning, along with a delicious cup of cafe. My concierge is a sweet if loud Portugese woman who was more than happy to show...