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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m sorry but I’m not a fan of him taking a spot from a kid who deserves it.[/quote]

Harvard isn't interested in your definition of who deserves to go there. It's weird that people are so critical of their admission policies, yet still want their kid to go to school there. Your fellow students ARE the experience of attending g a university, so if you hate the admission policies, you should probably dislike the school enough not to want to attend.[/quote]

Not pp here -- what makes you think I want my kid to attend Harvard? It has become a parody of itself.

As someone who has read Mr. Hogg's tweets and seen his interviews, it is clear that Harvard values ideological purity and zeal over critical thinking and communication skills.  [/quote]

But you missed the other even more important quality - he has courage. Courage to speak up, courage to stand up and demand change. What is your kid doing with his critical thinking and communication skills?

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Courage?  What about his actions required courage?  He wasn't in the building where the shooting happened. He was lauded by the press as a hero and (not surprisingly) his activism overcame his mediocre academic record to gain him admission to Harvard. To the contrary, it would take courage to admit to being a conservative when you are applying to college (and not just Trump supporters, fiscal conservatives need not apply, either).[/quote]

You’re not very well read, are you? David Hogg and his family received many threats from people unhappy with his activism for gun control.  It takes a lot of courage to speak out when you’re the subject of threats of violence and countless incidents of nastiness from online trolls.   He’s a great catch for Harvard-with courage, leadership abilities, and brains.  Those harping on his SAT scores are just jealous.  The nature of holistic admissions is that they look at the whole package.[/quote]

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