Word: tip
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Place your bets. Ride the Blue Line to the Wonderland Race Track (284-1300). The greyhound races attracts serious betters, bored housewives and curious college kids. Even Matt Damon, class of 1993, and Minnie Driver did it. Insider tip: look to the old, balding men for betting advice...
...It’s in the Bag: digital camera, sketch pad, proofs, Boston Buzz fliers, headkercheif/bandana, micro-tip pens, loose-leaf paper...
...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, the committee will tend to accept the legacy over the non-legacy. An interesting side-note...
...Dan’s older brother, Art Koski-Karell ’01, is a stronger believer in the “sibling tip.” If parents are contributing the dough as active alumni, applicants should receive a similar advantage if their siblings are successful at Harvard. A sibling’s success at the College should reflect well on the applicant, as the younger is likely to perform similarly. He maintains that, conversely, if a student is Ad-Boarded, his actions should reflect poorly on the application of his younger sibling...
...wanted to give them a tip not to call college students at 9 a.m. on a Saturday," she said. "I was so disoriented, I struggled to the phone, I don't even know what I said...