From a Rwandan dump to the halls of Harvard

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<p>Unbelievable story.
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<p>Fabulous article!!</p>

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<p>What a terrific story!</p>

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<p>This was an awesome story. In reading the comments on the NY Times site, it is so awful to hear parents complain about how he “took” a US student’s seat at Harvard. Please. </p>

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<p>That is pretty sickening considering one of the values of an education at a school such as Harvard is the wide diversity of students from all over the world and from varied backgrounds. It would not be Harvard with a homogeneous student body.</p>

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<p>Newsflash, he’s full of hooks:

  • orphan
  • grew up in poverty
  • URM
  • from a country where they only have taken one student before (which I find odd by the way)</p>

<p>I doubt with the grades let alone ECs (tons of charity work) they listed that he needed any of them, but Harvard would be nuts to not take him.</p>

<p>He’s got a ton of diversity in a lot more ways than being of African descent.</p>

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<p>Note to parents: moving to a garbage dump is not a clever new strategy for getting your kid into Harvard.</p>

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<p>My kid was a Peace Corps teaching volunteer in Rwanda. There are thousands and thousands of orphans. This kid overcame some huge odds. I think it’s fabulous.</p>

<p>University of Hartford is working on setting up a partnership with the Rwandan education ministry to welcome a cohort of college students. Its all about knowing that educated folks there will only help them grow and prosper. I hope their program succeeds!</p>

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<p>What a great story!</p>