Alexandra Petri - Everyone praises Harvard 'for the students.' But what makes Harvard's ...

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Everyone praises Harvard 'for the students.' But what makes Harvard's students so great is that they are, in many ways, a cross-section of the larger world. They are normal people who happen to be excellent, and this sets them apart. People who go to Yale go because they want to attend Yale. People who go to Harvard go because they can.

Alexandra Petri

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Jeder lobt Harvard 'für die Studenten.' Was Harvards Studenten so großartig macht, ist, dass sie in vielerlei Hinsicht ein Querschnitt der größeren Welt sind. Sie sind normale Menschen, die zufällig hervorragend sind, und das unterscheidet sie. Leute, die nach Yale gehen, gehen, weil sie Yale besuchen wollen. Leute, die nach Harvard gehen, gehen, weil sie können.

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