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...compares oneself to other Harvard graduates; for example, take my own personal tormentor, John Updike. Updike came to Harvard on scholarship in the early 50s, earning excellent marks throughout his undergraduate career (the only black mark on his record being his presidency of the Harvard Lampoon). He graduated summa cum laude and immediately went to work for The New Yorker, shortly after which he published his first novel and a collection of short stories. Mind you, I don’t even like his fiction. But I do begrudge Updike his glorious biographical entry. Let’s face...
Reed was lifted in favor of freshman Trey Hendricks, who switched over from the DH spot. Hendricks displayed good control in his 4.2 innings of work, striking out five and walking none. He did, however, give up two home runs, including a bomb to left by second baseman Peter Summa that cleared the fence by at least ten feet...
Gerken earned stellar academic credentials, graduating summa cum laude both from Princeton in 1991 and from Michigan Law School in 1994. She went on to private practice after serving as a clerk for Supreme Court justice David H. Souter...
...summa cum laude graduate of Oberlin College, Quine came to Harvard to earn his Ph.D. in philosophy and stayed for the rest of his career, aside from a stint as a Navy cryptographer during World War II and his travels around the globe (he spoke half a dozen languages and visited over 100 countries...
...times during your academic career do you read the name of that self-proclaimed dumb guy who has just been elected Phi Beta Kappa or discover that the ever-affected air head who lived across the hall from you won a Hoopes Prize for her thesis and will graduate summa--ahead...