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...Dear FM...
...truly enjoyed reading last week’s scrutiny on ecstasy. But what I really enjoyed was reading last week’s scrutiny on ecstasy, on ecstasy. Now that’s meta. Thanks to FM, and thank you Adam...
...Dear FM...
...Harvard siblings share some of the dilemmas of their Corleone counterparts. When one student is admitted, the other may feel pressured to follow suit. FM wonders how easily the bambini are embraced by the “Harvard famiglia” and weighs the implications of existing in the shadows of their older siblings.There are two types of Harvard families. There is the figurative one, more a “community” than a “family”, which consists of the students, faculty and administrators who call Cambridge home. Then there is the literal one, comprised...
...favoritism for siblings, FM spoke to Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73, director of admissions and Don Vito Corleone, as the case may be. She explained that the business of sibling admissions is less clear cut than the system for legacies. “Since the admissions became competitive in the mid- 20th century, there has been a tip for Harvard-Radcliffe sons or daughters.” Lewis uses “tip” (as in “of the scale”) to describe the slight bias toward legacies; ceteris paribus...